Is It Time to Rethink Aging?
Medicine, history, and rare age disorders are reshaping the way researchers view the process of aging, and it may extend lives for decades.
Aging
Closer Friends, Sharper Memory
New research finds people over 80 with great memories also have stronger personal relationships.
The Prevailing Stereotypes of Old Age in Pop Music
The barrage of tuneful negativity may have health consequences for elderly listeners.
No Country for Old Men or Women
The story of China’s one-child policy—and why its reversal comes too late.
Country of Old
Why China changed its one-child policy—and why it did so too late to help its rapidly graying population.
Tots 'n' Taters: A Seventh-Birthday Party in Nebraska's Western Panhandle
In every issue, we fix our gaze on an everyday photograph and chase down facts about details in the frame.
The Aging Advantage
At 91, Barbara Beskind is three times the age of most of her colleagues at the global design firm IDEO, but age can be more than just a number in the workplace.
A Lesson Unlearned From Hurricane Katrina
The elderly are still the most vulnerable to severe weather events.
The Future of Work: Two Tidal Waves, Headed Our Way
The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.
Tracking Aging in the Young
Researchers are studying aging in the young, when the physiological changes that lead to disease begin to accumulate.
Wanted: Old Musician’s Brain
Musical training early in life may offset the decline in speech processing that comes decades later.
To Have and to Hold: Consent and Intimacy for People With Alzheimer’s
There’s a strong cultural distaste for thinking about the elderly engaged in sexual activity, but we must if we’re going to protect an aging population.
Subsisting on the Faves
Posting teen angst poetry and being part of an active commenting community helped Christine Friar digest the garden-variety pain of growing up, and—unbeknownst to her at the time—curbed the loneliness of being raised by one sick parent and one caretaker parent.
Making Art Tied to Fewer Cognitive Problems in Old Age
A Mayo Clinic study finds decades spent on creative work pay off.
The Elderly Prisoner Population Is Soaring, and So Are Its Costs
Advocates argue that early release is the most compassionate and cost-effective solution.
With Age Comes Not Only Wisdom, but Trust
A large-scale study shows faith in one’s fellow man increases as we get older.
Cynics Are at a Higher Risk of Developing Dementia
New research from Finland finds there’s danger in thinking the worst of your fellow man.
Your Brain Starts Faltering After You Reach Age ... 24
Sorry to break it to you, TSwift. At least in terms of cognitive functioning while playing StarCraft 2, you're finished.
Racism Might Hurt Your Cells
A new study suggests a link between discrimination and the heath of cells.
How Bureaucrats Stand in the Way of Releasing Elderly, Ill Prisoners
The Department of Justice has expanded eligibility for compassionate release. But whether that means more inmates are let out early depends on the “compassion” of prison officials.
When Do Great Artists Hit Peak Creativity?
New research suggests it occurs just a bit before they hit the two-thirds mark of their lives.
Genetic Evidence Suggests Chronic Unemployment Shortens Lives
A new study finds Finnish men who suffered long periods of unemployment were more likely to possess a genetic marker indicating premature aging.