When older people use drugs like Valium or Xanax to calm anxiety or help them sleep, they run a high risk of becoming drug-dependent, new research suggests.
A pair of new studies points towards two potential paths to the fountain of youth.
Older kidney failure patients on hemodialysis have high rates of dementia, which is associated with an increased risk of early death, a new study shows.
One in four American adults (61 million people) has a significant physical or mental disability, the federal government reported Thursday. And these disabilities are more prevalent among women, people in the South, and those living in poverty.
If you're in your early 60s, becoming more active may reduce your risk of heart disease, researchers report.
A new survey suggests health care professionals are giving short shrift to their older patients when it comes to explaining the risks of opioid painkillers.
