Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, together with Wake Forest University, will play a key role in a new study that seeks to determine whether a program of structured physical activity can prevent or delay major mobility d...

Two months after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, the needs of older adults in the region remain an urgent priority. Dr. Martin Gorbien, a geriatrician, and Lauren Kessler, a licensed clinical social worker, both from Rush Uni...

Despite cancer survival rates increasing dramatically for children and older adults in the last 20 years, there has been minimal improvement in the survival rates in the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) population, an age range defi...

The adults 18-49 ratings for Spartacus: Blood and Sand were steady on Friday, though total viewing was down. ...

According to this new Gallup poll: In the mid-1970s, when Gallup started polling on the issue, adults aged 18 to 29 and 30 to 49 were the most supportive of legal abortion under any circumstances, and those 65 and older the least, w...

Sixty per cent of people think politicians are not doing enough to improve care for older people according to a survey by Age Concern and Help the Aged. The poll also found that eight out of ten adults believe care reform is among ...

A study shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population....

The Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) has partnered with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and American Society for Nutrition (ASN) to publish a position paper, "Position of the American Dietetic Association, American Soci...

Carnegie Mellon University researchers in the Quality of Life Technology Center (QoLTC) will embed wireless sensors in the residences of about 50 older adults who live alone to see if they can detect subtle changes in everyday activ...

Older adults are subject to discrimination world wide. As the global population ages, this trend will only grow larger. The United Nations has produced a report titled, Strengthening Older People’s Rights: Towards a UN Convention. T...

The saying "You're only as old as you feel" really seems to resonate with older adults, according to new research.

A study in the March 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that frequent napping is associated with an elevated prevalence of type 2 diabetes and impaired fasting glucose in an older Chinese population. Results show that the prevalence...

Humor, Food, Weird Stuff, Weird, Asylum ExclusiveCall us immature, but we couldn't help but snicker at this Friendly's menu note, even if the third line of text makes the meaning clear. Thanks to the contributor who sna...

Older patients hospitalized for acute care or a critical illness are more likely to experience cognitive decline compared to older adults who are not hospitalized, according to a study in the February 24 issue of JAMA. A large pr...

Even though we are adults that doesn’t mean we stop putting stickers on things we like. The fact is that we just don’t necessarily call them stickers anymore when we get older, instead they are called ‘Skins’ or ‘Decals.’ So instead...

New research suggests a novel route to improving the symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) in seniors through the regular use of "exergames" -- entertaining video games that combine game play with exercise. In a pilot study, the...

Research at the Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests a novel route to improving the symptoms of subsyndromal depression (SSD) in seniors through th...

The Wii game system has developed a consumer base that defies convention when it comes to video games: older adults. When we think of video games, we usually either think of kids and teens, glued in front of their screens, playing t...

The Wii game system has developed a consumer base that defies convention when it comes to video games: older adults. When we think of video games, we usually either think of kids and teens, glued in front of their screens, playing t...

The Wii game system has developed a consumer base that defies convention when it comes to video games: older adults. When we think of video games, we usually either think of kids and teens, glued in front of their screens, playing t...