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Apr 30, 2009

Wealth: A Key to Health

Money is no cure-all, but wealth is a key to health, a new UK study suggests. The research, led by James Nazroo at University of Manchester, found several indicators that money actually buys better health: Those from lower socio-economic groups, on average, die earlier than their wealthier counterparts.Those from lower...

Dec 31, 2008

Report: Older Drivers in Fewer Deadly Crashes

As the baby boomer generation ages, the elderly are becoming a bigger segment of the driving population. And while some are racing around town like the little old lady from Pasadena, a growing number seem to be becoming more cautious. Contrary to expectations, older drivers are involved in fewer fatal...

Nov 30, 2011

Aging Brains Match Youth in Some Mental Tasks

Since physical abilities decline as people age, many people think the elderly are also less able to perform mental jumping jacks as they age. New research indicates this might not be true with all brain-powered tasks: In some ways the elderly are fit to compete with their younger counterparts. Both...

May 31, 2011

Underrepresented: Older Women and Media

A new study finds that even in magazines with significant proportions of older readers, youth rules. University of Georgia gerontologist Denise Lewis and colleagues analyzed the December 2007 issues of eight popular fashion magazines, advertisements, articles, fashion spreads and all. (December was chosen because pre-holiday issues tend to be the...

Apr 30, 2011

Superwomen: Moms of Twins May Live Longer

Having two babies at a time is associated with a longer life, according to a new study. But that's not because doubling up on dirty diapers increases life span; instead, moms of twins are physically stronger in the first place. One catch: The research, published today (May 10) in the...

Nov 30, 2013

Does Age Bring Death? Not For All Species

Humans have a pretty straightforward view of aging: They're born, they mature, they gradually become weaker and lose fertility, and eventually, they die. But in nature, aging is far more diverse, new research finds. In fact, some animals are actually less likely to die the older they get — at...

Oct 31, 2013

Frailty Is a Medical Condition, Not an Inevitable Result of Aging (Op-Ed)

Marlene Cimons is a former Washington reporter for the Los Angeles Times who specializes in science and medicine. A freelance writer, she writes regularly for the National Science Foundation, Climate Nexus, Microbe Magazine, and the Washington Post health section, from which this article is adapted. Cimons contributed this article to...

Feb 28, 2014

To Live Longer We Have to Change Outdated Ideas of What It Means to Grow Old (Op-Ed)

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Despite being called a “grand challenge” alongside climate change and terrorism, the fact of an ageing society isn’t new; it has been proceeding quietly across all developed countries for...

Jul 31, 2015

Fatherhood in Early 20s May Raise Risk of Midlife Death

Men who become fathers at a young age may have an increased risk of dying during middle age — in their late 40s or early 50s, new research finds. In the large Finnish study, researchers found that men who had their first child by age 22 were 26 percent more...

Sep 8, 2015

The Best Country to Live in If You're Over 60

The sunny skies of Florida and Arizona may be a draw for older Americans, but Switzerland is the best place to be if you're 60 and over, according to a new report. According to the Global AgeWatch Index 2015, which measures the social and economic wellbeing of older people across...

Sep 8, 2015

The Best Countries for Older Adults

A new report reveals how 96 countries rank for older people's wellbeing. The ranking, called the Global AgeWatch Index 2015, is based on four domains: older adults' income security, health status, capability (including their employment and educational status) and whether a country has an enabling environment (that promotes physical safety,...

Dec 8, 2015

US Life Expectancy Holds Steady; Infant Death Rate Drops

Infant mortality dropped to a record low in the United States in 2014, and mortality rates for several leading causes of death among adults have decreased as well, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The infant mortality rate dropped from 596 infant deaths per...

Jan 20, 2016

Even Centenarians Are Living Longer

The oldest of the old are living even longer, a new report shows. In recent years, the death rate among American centenarians — people who have lived to age 100 or older — has decreased, dropping 14 percent for women and 20 percent for men from 2008 to 2014, according...

Feb 3, 2016

Aging May Slow When Certain Cells Are Killed

Killing off certain aging cells in the body may lead to a longer life, suggests a new study done in genetically engineered mice. Researchers used a drug to kill these aging cells in mice around the time the animals reached midlife. Those mice lived longer, on average, than mice in...

Feb 16, 2016

Social Group Activities May Help Retirees Live Longer

People who belong to social groups such as book clubs or church groups after they retire may live longer, a new study suggests. In fact, the benefits that belonging to social groups after retirement has for longevity are comparable to those of regular exercise after retirement, the researchers said. If...