Successful aging lacks a clear definition. Elizabeth Saenger, PhD, Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health Program Director, speaks with Dilip Jeste, MD, Director of the Institute for Research on Aging, ...

The U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) track more than 230 performance indicators to determine progress in social, economic and environmental sustainability in countries around the world, yet ...

America is in the midst of a seismic demographic shift. The number of people 65 and older is on track to double by 2040, reaching 80 million. By 2030, all baby boomers will be 65 or older, and the ...

Choosing a physician is key, particularly in later life, when we often are confronted with more conditions and diseases.

When asked how it felt to be in his seventies, famed French entertainer Maurice Chevalier was reported to have said, “It is fine, considering the alternative.” Coming to terms with aging is about ...

With the rapid advancement of information and communication technology, health-related information has become increasingly accessible, making health literacy—the ability to access, understand, and use ...

Negative stereotypes don’t just hurt people’s feelings, they can undermine people’s performance. Tell an African American student that his performance on the GRE is diagnostic of intellectual ability, ...

This week is a continuation of my annual anniversary column, which marks 24 years of writing Successful Aging. That’s 1,175 columns later. Readers shared their experience and advice covering over 35 ...

That story might be a joke, a description of a trip, a family tale or just something read to children. Yet storytelling can achieve an even greater purpose, according to David Brooks, author, op-ed ...

I started learning about ageing and ageism – prejudice and discrimination on the basis of age – almost 20 years ago, as I entered my 50s. That’s when it hit me that this getting older thing was ...

omen scored higher than men on the Successful Aging Index (SAI), a questionnaire consisting of a metric section and a proprietary tool, according to a January study published in BMC Geriatrics.

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