Low socioeconomic status, chronic conditions, and inconsistent insurance coverage are linked to unhealthy aging trajectories in middle-aged US adults, shows a recent study.

Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting ...

Survivors of childhood cancer were much more likely to develop an aging-associated health condition before the age of 65, ...

Neuroscientists have found a link between vocal changes and the aging brain in zebra finch songbirds, which could help lead to earlier diagnoses for disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's ...

A new study that looked at possible improvements in post-acute care quality and outcomes following the 2014 Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act found that delirium ...

U.S. astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams have returned from a nine-month space mission with significant ...

The National Cancer Institute named Wilmot the nation’s 73rd ... which has been plagued by high cancer rates and challenges related to an aging population, poverty, and vast rural areas, which ...

An experimental drug appears to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's-related dementia in people destined to develop the disease in their 30s, 40s or 50s, according to the results of a new study. The ...

The new findings center on a subset of 22 participants who received amyloid-removing drugs the longest, on average eight ...

To take full advantage of the latest science of wellness, the U.S. will have to treat a different kind of disease: social inequality ...

Alzheimer’s disease accounts for 60%-80% of all dementia cases in the U.S. and is the country’s sixth leading cause of death.