As you get older, you may expect to feel a little slower. Climbing the stairs might leave you feeling winded. Yard work takes longer. Or you find yourself napping more than you used to. While these ...

Scientists at Stanford may have uncovered a hidden reason our brains decline with age. Studying the ultra-short-lived turquoise killifish, researchers discovered that the cellular machinery ...

For years, scientists have believed that inflammation inevitably increases with age, quietly fueling diseases like heart disease, dementia and diabetes. But a new study of Indigenous populations ...

A study of killifish reveals how protein dysfunction develops in vertebrate brain cells, a key driver of aging. Aging and neurodegeneration are both known to disrupt the production of functional ...

“I’m falling apart,” I overheard a woman say. “This is what happens when you get old.” She actually looked too young to join AARP. I have noticed that aging, for some, has become a receptacle for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. —Photo-Illustration by TIME (Source Image: Alex Tihonov—Getty Images) It’s time to retire some of the most common ways we talk ...

Older New Yorkers desire and deserve to remain in the homes and communities where they have lived and raised families. And yet we are failing to meet this reasonable need for thousands of people who ...

Many patients are not being screened for geriatric health problems, chronic health conditions and mental health needs, study ...

Using clichés about getting older can reinforce ageism—and even harm your health.