Having a Sense of Purpose Helps You Live Longer
New research shows lower mortality rates for people who feel their life has meaning.
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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.
Inside the Restaurant of Mistaken Orders
At a comfort food place in Tokyo's Roppongi neighborhood, all the servers have dementia.
Older American Workers are Losing Their Legal Protections
Over the past few decades, the Supreme Court and various businesses have begun rolling back the rights of older workers in the U.S.
Radical Efforts to End Homelessness: Old, Sick, and on the Street
A sagging economy, a complex job market, and a lack of social programs have led to an increase in the number of elderly people living—and dying—on the streets.
How Do You Feel About Getting Older?
Research shows that it could influence your emotional reactions to day-to-day stress. By Kate Wheeling A group of…
A Lesson Unlearned From Hurricane Katrina
The elderly are still the most vulnerable to severe weather events.
Plant a Tree, Prevent a Heat Wave-Related Death
In some American neighborhoods, heat is more deadly than in others.
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.