Aging

Some New Jersey lawmakers and advocacy groups are urging the Christie administration to fill six vacancies on the state’s 13-member ...

What we become is the sum of our childhood lessons. In my early years, I didn't notice, but as a 35-year-old aunt and stepmom, I recognize the shaping of my own years.

Astronauts often become lab rats of sorts – scientists have an intense interest in studying how space affects their bodies and mind ...

As every Baby Boomer knows, as we grow older we face an ever increasing array of ...

Sex and aging remains an uncomfortable topic for many people. But, a new study finds that your sex life is impacted by how old you feel, ...

Each spring, we bring our summer clothes down from the attic. We get reacquainted with the T-shirts and cotton pants that we lived withou ...

Are you avoiding looking at yourself in a mirror? No longer comfortable going to the pool – or maybe pl ...

I just returned home from my godfather’s funeral. It is still unbelievable to me. The man was 90 years old, so it’s in some w ...

Growing up, Regan Causey Tuder heard something that a lot of yo ...

Researchers at Massachussetts General Hospital and other institutions are gaining a better understanding of & ...

Carrie Fisher’s death at 60 came as a shock. Known as Princess (and later, General) Leia to generations of Star Wars fans, sh ...

“Hi, kids,” said the 40-something desk clerk, grinning, as my 60-something husband and I scanned our ID fobs at our neighborh ...

Naw Gay Lay is a 77-year-old Burmese refugee living in South Philadelphia. When she reached her mid-30s, her whole village had to flee military insurgents.

About a third of women experience hair loss. After menopause, that fraction doubles, with thinning hair and bald spots stealing happiness, self-esteem, and quality of life.

Something changed over the course of human evolution that left a lot of us with weak chins and buck-teeth. ...