Americans Living Longer and Better
2016-06-09
Improvements in heart and vision care likely behind the progress, study findsContinue Reading
Intensive Blood Sugar Control May Be Too Much for Some With Type 2 Diabetes
2016-06-06
Individualized treatment is important, expert saysContinue Reading
Delays in Spotting Dementia Can Bring Dangers
2016-06-02
Seniors with memory issues are still driving, cooking and doing other potentially unsafe tasks, study saysContinue Reading
Most Americans Support Rise in Legal Smoking Age
2016-06-01
Survey finds wide support in all regions to raise cutoff to age 19 or olderContinue Reading
Early Alzheimer’s Linked to Brain ‘Leakage’
2016-05-31
Normally, blood-brain barrier prevents this from happeningContinue Reading
Early Alzheimer’s Linked to Brain ‘Leakage’
2016-05-31
Normally, blood-brain barrier prevents this from happeningContinue Reading
Colon Cancer Rising in People Under 50
2016-05-24
Incidence up more than 10 percent in 10 years among Americans, study findsContinue Reading
Blood Pressure Swings Linked to Faster Decline in Mental Skills
2016-05-23
Study found older adults with wide variations were more likely to show deterioration in thinking abilitiesContinue Reading
Blood Pressure Swings Linked to Faster Decline in Mental Skills
2016-05-23
Study found older adults with wide variations were more likely to show deterioration in thinking abilitiesContinue Reading
Newer Drugs Helping Older People With Eye Disease
2016-05-20
Treatments keeping those with macular degeneration reading and driving longer, study findsContinue Reading
Elderly Benefit From Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment
2016-05-20
No greater risk of complications such as falls, fainting, study findsContinue Reading
25 Million Americans Will Struggle With Vision Problems by 2050
2016-05-19
Aging boomers will trigger a doubling of blind or visually impaired people in next 3 decades, study predictsContinue Reading
More Support for Aggressive Blood Pressure Treatment for Elderly
2016-05-14
Latest findings from national trial show it lowers chances of heart failure, even in older adultsContinue Reading
Your Ability to ‘Smell’ the Taste of Foods Can Lessen With Age
2016-05-13
Most in study could distinguish salty from sweet, but more had trouble detecting scentsContinue Reading