Aging

According to a study by the AARP, there are some 40 million people in the United States considered to be family caregivers.

Lawmakers consider expanding end-of-life options, but not for people with Alzheimer’s disease.

The plan would allow an inmate who is 65 or older and who has completed at least a third of his or her sentence for a less serious crime to apply for geriatric parole.

Since the name of the evolutionary game is survival & reproduction, why live longer than you can reproduce? In the '60s, researchers came up with the "grandmother hypothesis."

Mother Nature loves to give and gives generously. Anything that she's given, though, she’ll manage to get back later.

Want to reduce your risk of dementia in older age? Move as much as you can.

Alzheimer’s activists hope a new federal law and $100 million in funding will spur earlier diagnoses in communities of color and better care for millions of patients.

Scientists have found a biological clue that could help explain why African-Americans appear to be more vulnerable than white Americans to Alzheimer's disease.

Gene Dykes might have broken the record by a wider margin if he didn't have last-minute cramp.

A PennLive investigation found problems at homes formerly owned by Golden Living.

Their consumption habits are similar to their parents' and grandparents' — millennials just have less money to spend.

Former Republican Gov. Chris Christie opposed state ID cards for undocumented immigrants, but current Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, has said he supports the idea.

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene Depasquale plans to conduct follow-up audits of nursing homes.