Gerontology

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Lokahi Longevity today opened its flagship medical clinic focused on the detection of potentially fatal health threats including those...

What's the buzz over NAD? Early science shows this trending supplement may help boost longevity. Here's what doctors say.

Harris recently proposed a Medicare plan that would cover at-home health aides and other long-term care services, which could provide much needed relief to older adults and caregivers

Mary Trump, a clinical psychologist and niece of Donald Trump, told MSNBC Monday night that her uncle is "on a cognitive decline" because of his decadeslong psychiatric disorders that have gone undiagnosed – and which she suggested may include "an undiagnosed learning disorder."Speaking out about a ...

For thousands of years, the upper class has been "spending their own money to use themselves as guinea pigs." And modern research is picking up the pace.

As research sheds light on challenges to immigrants' mental and physical health, organizations offer potential solutions.

Brain scan study hints that methods could be developed to detect the earliest stages of neurodegenerative disease

New insights from a recent roundtable discussion see stakeholders recognizing the need to balance the promise of artificial intelligence with "ethical considerations, patient engagement and robust regulatory frameworks.

In The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge With AI, the spiritual sequel to his (in)famous first book, Ray Kurzweil doubles down on the promise of immortality.

Scientists are pushing the boundaries in search of ways we can extend the human lifespan. We dig into the research working to bring humans closer to immortality.

Nearly half of Americans over 65 will pay for some version of long-term health care, the landscape of which is quickly transitioning away from nursing homes and toward community living situations

The new rules mean 4 out of 5 nursing homes will need more aides and nurses. Unions hailed the change, but advocates say it's not enough care, while nursing home owners say it's an "impossible task."

Researchers say they've identified a kind of fat that plays a major role in aging and can be controlled with short-term exercise.

In a new book, molecular biologist Venki Ramakrishnan raises critical questions about the societal, political and ethical costs of attempts to live forever.

Embracing old age can bring many benefits and rewards. And if you're still young, it might surprise you to learn that getting old isn't all bad.

Men with newly diagnosed erectile dysfunction who were prescribed drugs like sildenafil or tadalafil were 18% less likely to develop AD at 5-years follow-up, new research shows.

In the wake of a KFF Health News-New York Times series, members of the Special Committee on Aging are asking residents and their families to submit their bills and are calling for a Government Accountability Office study.

This Review explores mechanistic theories of aging, discusses challenges in establishing causality of these mechanisms and suggests that genetically informed investigation will help address this gap.

The National Institute on Aging may let funding lapse for a yearslong study of nearly 50,000 pet dogs, which could also offer insight into human health.

Looking ahead to 2024 and beyond: 'There is so much more to be done'