Successful aging lacks a clear definition. Elizabeth Saenger, PhD, Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health Program Director, speaks with Dilip Jeste, MD, Director of the Institute for Research on Aging, ...

The U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) track more than 230 performance indicators to determine progress in social, economic and environmental sustainability in countries around the world, yet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. America is in the midst of a seismic demographic shift. The number of people 65 and older is on track to double by 2040, reaching ...

The view that aging is all downhill may be one that you implicitly believe in. How many times have you made jokes about your age, made jokes about someone else’s age, or just looked in the mirror with ...

When asked how it felt to be in his seventies, famed French entertainer Maurice Chevalier was reported to have said, “It is fine, considering the alternative.” Coming to terms with aging is about ...

Choosing a physician is key, particularly in later life, when we often are confronted with more conditions and diseases.

This week is a continuation of my annual anniversary column, which marks 24 years of writing Successful Aging. That’s 1,175 columns later. Readers shared their experience and advice covering over 35 ...

I started learning about ageing and ageism – prejudice and discrimination on the basis of age – almost 20 years ago, as I entered my 50s. That’s when it hit me that this getting older thing was ...

omen scored higher than men on the Successful Aging Index (SAI), a questionnaire consisting of a metric section and a proprietary tool, according to a January study published in BMC Geriatrics.

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Carrying extra pounds affects your health, especially if you’re an older adult, but a change in ...

America is in the midst of a seismic demographic shift. The number of people 65 and older is on track to double by 2040, reaching 80 million. By 2030, all baby boomers will be 65 or older, and the ...