As colder weather sets in for the winter season, older adults face unique challenges that younger people normally do not experience.

As of 2015, 15 million Americans 50 and older didn’t have any close family. By 2060, that number is expected to swell to 21 ...

Medically reviewed by Aviv Joshua, MS Ginkgo biloba, or ginkgo biloba leaf extract, is an herbal supplement extracted from ...

Previous research has shown that these medications can increase mortality by more than 50% in older adults with dementia.

If you simply stop doing five common things after age 55, you can increase the chances that you have a happier, richer ...

Obviously, a lack of financial stability is one reason many retirees are having a hard time, with the National Council on ...

Early detection allows for prompt intervention that may slow progression and help manage fears, Dr. Harinderjeet Kaur writes.

From a public-health standpoint, social isolation and loneliness increase the risk for heart disease by 29%, for stroke by 32% and for dementia in older adults by 50%, according to the Centers for ...

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, with middle-aged and older adults being especially ...

Vitamin B6 could help protect against cancer and cognitive decline. Learn more about the benefits of B6 and how to ...

November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and New York has the second highest rate of Alzheimer’s disease in the U.S. NYC’s ...

A disturbance in the Caribbean Sea, designated Invest 97L by the National Hurricane Center, has a likely chance of developing into at least a tropical depression over the next dew days ...