After watching her grandmother struggle to remember her own family members, the young coder Emma Yang decided to figure out how to use AI and facial recognition to help her–and... read more →
Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles, left, celebrates with head coach Doug Pederson after the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game against the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis.... read more →
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. nursing homes have significantly reduced the use of powerful antipsychotic drugs among their elderly residents, responding to pressure from many directions. Yet advocacy groups insist... read more →
Recent estimates show that 80 percent of caregivers in the US are not healthcare professionals. Given the both physically and emotionally taxing nature of the work, plus the fact that... read more →
By Richard EisenbergMoney & Work EditorJanuary 9, 2018 Credit: Adobe Stock Part of the TRANSFORMING LIFE AS WE AGE SPECIAL REPORT Back in June, in a blog post I wrote... read more →
GARY ROTSTEIN Pittsburgh Post-Gazette grotstein@post-gazette.com DEC 28, 2017 6:00 AM Former nursing home administrator Martha Bell, a convicted felon paroled in 2013, admitted in an Allegheny County courtroom this month... read more →
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... 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... 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... 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... read more →