Aging & Wellness

A new study may shift how we define health and aging. Instead of focusing on diseases, researchers looked at 54 health measures to see which…

With a shortage of nurses and an aging population that needs more health care, industries including Life Plan Communities are scrambling for staff. One possible…

A recent study provided further encouraging evidence about the positive impact that cognitively stimulating leisure activities can have for older adults. It also provided important…

How much does one’s personality develop over the course of a lifetime, and how do our personalities play into the types of situations and interactions…

The attitudes we espouse impact our behaviors, and new research has reaffirmed this truism as it pertains to positive aging. The researchers tested the notion…

A recent study of older adults looked the contributions of dog ownership on positive health outcomes, and asked whether potential health benefits of dog ownership…

Numerous studies have shown the positive impact that exercise can have on cognition and the brains of older adults, and it has been suggested that…

The portrayal of older adults in popular culture is something that has an impact on the general populace and how it views the aging process…

Large longitudinal studies in the United States have shown that around 25 percent of American retirees experience a significant drop in health and well-being during…

In a recent issue of Public Policy and Aging Report devoted to the topic of financial elder abuse, a team of researchers examine the potential…

Recently researchers used data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing, which asked more than 10,000 participants age 50 to 89 a variety of questions…

A new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology suggests that patterns of personality development for older adults are very distinct from…