Plan your time
Study suggests it actually improves cognition in elderly
Leisure activities that work your brain may spare you from neurodegenerative disease
Might improve long-term memory while harming short-term recollection, study says
Scientists identify protein molecule that points to mind-robbing disease
Researchers say system needs to provide better geriatric care
Findings link sirtuins to long life
While the numbers are small, the threat exists
Study finds it influences age at which people first show signs of disease
Key is controlling underlying cardiovascular disease
AMA urges doctors to help make the call
Make plans before there's a health emergency
Study identifies risk factors associated with mild impairment
Seniors face high risk of impairment, study finds
Study finds it combats loss of muscle mass in older adults
It decreases depression, hospitalizations, new research finds
Genetic mutation may explain why some people become centenarians
Older adults benefit from new memory training method
Study says multivitamin use may bring significant savings
Coverage for nursing homes, assisted-living facilities isn't for everyone
Study finds amyloid beta protein can't cross blood-brain barrier with this disease
Researchers hope device reduces the number of falls
Study finds having other conditions more likely to hurt cognition in older adults
British study cites conditions, not the drugs that treat them
Older cells make more genetic mistakes, study finds
Tai chi chih protects older people from immune disease
Helps older folks avoid gaffes, study finds
Fruit fly study could also pertain to humans, experts say
Ratio of biochemicals in spinal fluid helps diagnose condition
It happens even as overall mental abilities decline
Researchers blame growing health-care burden on aging baby boomers
Behavioral counseling, exercise therapy helps older adults up weekly exercise time
Doing it once a week builds up muscles in older adults, study finds
But overall savings aren't much because they live longer
Your lifetime heart disease risk grows, new study finds
Material may be able to act as eye lens replacement in older people
They may not get all the jokes, but they enjoy the ones they understand, study says
But vaccination still the best strategy, study says
More older women struggling with anorexia, bulimia
Study found the herb improved memory on word recall tests
Compound seems to reduce agitation in people with disease
Study finds workouts need to happen regularly and often
Not so fast, some experts say
Researchers found older fathers more likely to pass on birth defects
Report offers advice on breaking the cycle of sleeplessness
But many treatment options are highly effective
Study finds it fuels bodies, souls and minds of older adults
Study predicts 13.2 million Americans will have it by 2050
Researchers say age was the only factor for who got treatments
The two cut levels of oxidative stress on the body, study finds