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When Older Americans With Depression and Dementia Have Access to Firearms

A new study finds that older Americans with risk factors for harming themselves or others don't seem to be any less likely to have access to firearms than anyone else their age.

Francie Diep

Photograph shows a plate with sushi on rice, slices of lemon, and some green food item, probably seaweed, on a mat with a bowl, napkin, and pair of chopsticks, 1970s.

Social Justice

Inside the Restaurant of Mistaken Orders

At a comfort food place in Tokyo's Roppongi neighborhood, all the servers have dementia.

Joshua Hunt

Social Justice

Dementia Is More Prevalent Among the Poor

Wealthy people's brains are less likely to atrophy, according to new research.

Tom Jacobs

There’s a Name for That: Dementia Worry

Are aging Americans hyper-anxious about dementia?

Peter C. Baker

President Donald Trump leaves the White House on December 21st, 2017, in Washington, D.C.

Social Justice

Stop Speculating About Trump’s Mental Health

Journalists should only consider writing about Trump's cognitive decline if they've experienced it in person.

David M. Perry

A police officer stands guard during a government land restitution process. Farmers were displaced under pressure and threats from former paramilitary commander Rodrigo Tovar Pupo.

News in Brief

The Skewed Ethical Universe of the Terrorist

New research finds their moral reasoning resembles that of certain dementia victims.

Tom Jacobs

Social Justice

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.

Jessica Pishko