With age comes wisdom: mostly true. But a new study helps explain why one part of us - our immune system - gets decidedly dumber with age.
Connecting with friends and family and remaining active are just a few of the tips for enjoying a longer life mentioned in this BeWell Q&A.
Stanford study finds the lifespan of people over the age of 65 in developed countries is steadily increasing and is showing no signs of slowing down.
Modifying diet and increasing exercise during midlife can help women ward off heart disease and diabetes, Stanford-led study finds.
In an update, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends exercise to prevent falls in older adults at risk, but recommends against using vitamin D supplements for this purpose.
Stanford's Ruth O'Hara discusses research on worrying and its impact on cognition, memory and effective disorders in older adults.
A Stanford and VA team investigated how health care systems affect care given at the end of life.
A Stanford video highlights the impact of music on people with memory disorders.
Worrying actually helps alleviate the negative effects on memory and cognitive processing caused by depression and anxiety in older adults, according to a new study …
“Don’t take osteoarthritis lying down,” a recently published article in the New York Times, offers sound reasons to mobilize your joints and get moving now. If you’re fortunate …
When I first realized just how common urinary incontinence was and how isolating it could be, I knew I wanted to write about it. So …
In the 1930s, a person living in the United States could expect to live to roughly 60 years of age. Now the average lifespan is …
When most people are asked how they would like to die, they'll tell you they want to go gently and comfortably, with family at their …
Imagine you visit a doctor in a far-off land with a different language. Although you have an interpreter, the doctor barely looks at you — …
Even perfectly healthy older people don't always remember names as quickly as they did when they were younger. So what. They also don't walk as fast. …
For many, end-of-life discussions are either unpleasant, brief, or unlikely to happen at all. But, as a recent episode of PBS' Religion and Ethics NewsWeekly emphasized, it is critically …
