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Older adults who think they're not in tiptop health may have a greater risk of developing dementia than folks who believe they're healthy, French researchers reported in the journal Neurology. Someday, "having people rate their own health...
In the vast majority of cases, researchers can distinguish between Alzheimer's and another form of dementia with shared symptoms by...
Sorry, Boomers, but a recent study suggests that memory, reasoning and comprehension can start to slip as early as age 45. This...
Recent research suggests that the nicotine patches used by people trying to quit smoking could serve an unexpected purpose. They appear to...
Habits are hard to break because of the way the brain is wired. Each time you repeat a harmful behavior-overeating, overspending, procrastinating...
Some 65-year-olds aren't as “with it” as they once were, and some 90-year-olds are still sharp as a whip. What...
People who live 110 years or longer have as many disease-associated genes as those in the general population, but they may also...
The life span of the average American has increased by more than 60% in the last 100 years, and some experts believe...
Patients often are surprised when I recommend silicon for their thinning hair or brittle nails. I believe that this mineral is a...
Low levels of folic acid (folate) may be associated with age-related hearing loss, says a recent study. Background Hearing loss affects more...
The rate of age-related macular degeneration, a major cause of vision loss in the United States, has decreased in the last 15...
When medical experts talk about prevalence, they're usually referring to how common a particular disease might be. But in the...