Positive social networks, sleep and daily movement can all help you manage stress. Healthy aging is also supported by a ...

What does the word “aging” typically suggest? Well, it’s certainly limiting: running out of vitality; running out of possibilities, winding down the clock as we face our mortality, gazing into the ...

Aging can bring changes to people's bodies, minds and relationships — changes that many are often not prepared for. Erlene Rosowsky, a clinical psychologist who specializes in aging, says many people ...

A long life doesn’t matter much if you don’t enjoy it. By Jancee Dunn You’ve probably heard the term life span. And maybe you’ve learned about health span, a longevity term that describes the number ...

Why do wrinkles form as we age? A new study has revealed that aging skin stretches more sideways under tension, causing it to buckle – like Silly Putty – into deeper, straighter wrinkles. And it all ...

Over the past two centuries, humans have experienced a longevity revolution. In 1824, the average life expectancy for U.S. citizens hovered around 40 years; today, that number has nearly doubled, ...

Living longer, healthier lives starts with understanding the oldest life forms on Earth The post What Do Microbes Have to Do with How We Age? Everything, Actually first appeared on The Walrus.