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By Debbie GalantJanuary 9, 2018 Credit: Adobe Stock There is a long list of bad things that can happen when you cheat yourself of sleep. University of California, Berkeley neuroscientist Matthew Walker, who has been trotting the globe since October to promote his new book, Why We Sleep, names cancer,... read more →

Advice for boomers desperate to unload family heirlooms Credit: Getty Images After my father died at 94 in September, leaving my sister and me to empty his one-bedroom, independent living New Jersey apartment, we learned the hard truth that others in their 50s and 60s need to know: Nobody wants... read more →

By DAVID H. FREEDMAN 12/13/2017 05:19 AM EST   https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/12/13/drug-industry-new-developments-000598   If there’s a dream of what a new drug is supposed to do, it might look something like Kalydeco. In 2012, the new light-blue pill from Vertex Pharmaceuticals rocked the world of cystic fibrosis, a fatal disease that affects 30,000... read more →

  By SARAH KARLIN-SMITH 12/13/2017 05:20 AM EST What if you could live to 85, 90 or even 100 with your mental faculties intact, able to live independently without debilitating conditions until the last year of your life? What if just one medical treatment could stave off a handful of... read more →

By Jonnelle Marte Alantris Muhammad heads out of her home with her mother, Dorris West, who was in a car accident 11 years ago that left her unable to walk or eat on her own. (Alyssa Schukar/For The Washington Post) Alantris Muhammad says there was no question that she would... read more →

Influencer of the Year Elizabeth Blackburn: Pioneering Research on Aging President at Salk Institute, Irwin M. Jacobs Presidential Chair IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT AGING IN AMERICA, WHAT WOULD IT BE? “I would remind everyone that telomere science has shown us how much we are connected, and at... read more →

A national nonprofit dedicated to preserving the dignity and independence of older adults has recognized four states for their “progress made in improving the lives of older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers.” The SCAN Foundation, based in Long Beach, Calif., named Vermont, Wisconsin, Minnesota and New York as... read more →

FILE PHOTO: Microsoft founder Bill Gates looks on during a healthcare event in Brussels, Belgium, February 16, 2017. REUTERS/Eric Vidal/File Photo The investment - a personal one and not part of Gates’ philanthropic Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - will be followed by another $50 million in start-up ventures working... read more →

  Patient safety and long-term care within the at-home senior care services sector is one of the most critically important issues of concern to both seniors and their families. With a global rise in high-profile senior care, caregivers, and patient safety failures covered by international news agencies, today’s aging citizens... read more →

Aliyah Frumin TODAY Alzheimer's is a disease a lot of people fear — for good reason. It's fatal, there's not much you can doto prevent it and there are currently more than five million Americans living with it. That number is climbing — and it could reach 16 million by... read more →