Aging

It turns out that your chronological age really is just a number. What’s more important for knowing disease risk is the biological age of each of your organs

An expert on aging thinks humans could live to be 1,000 years old—with a few tweaks to our genetic “software”

Limited data on adults age 60 and older raise questions on whether high-priced weight-loss drugs will really help with lowering rates of chronic illness and disability

Experts are more concerned about a lack of activity in older adults who are somewhat overweight than about weight loss

My mother taught me to love words. Her dementia taught me to listen more closely

Here’s why older adults naturally lose muscle mass over time and how regular physical activity and resistance training can help

Researchers say understanding differences in when menopause starts in racial and ethnic groups can help with screening and preventive care

Older people show significant cognitive benefits from learning, provided they have the opportunity to do so

There is no cure for FTD, the disease that actor Bruce Willis was recently diagnosed with, but new research suggests some future therapies

What really happens to our bodies when we age—and could we find a way to slow it down?

Does this all feel a little familiar? Called déjà vu, that sensation may be your brain correcting its own errors

Eisai and Biogen share clinical trial data confirming that lecanemab slows mental decline amid reports of potentially related deaths