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Ageism Among the Elderly

In retirement villages, ageism thrives as younger residents grapple with the presence of frailer neighbors. These dynamics shape community living and perceptions of aging.

In retirement villages, ageism thrives as younger residents grapple with the presence of frailer neighbors. These dynamics shape community living and perceptions of aging.

How to Get Better at Remembering to Remember

It's easy to forget a task you had meant to do. Many effective techniques can help boost prospective memory.

It's easy to forget a task you had meant to do. Many effective techniques can help boost prospective memory.

Is Your Political Candidate Showing Early Signs of Dementia?

Politicians, like everyone else, age. Some will develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia. How worried should we be about potential cognitive declines in aging politicians?

Politicians, like everyone else, age. Some will develop Alzheimer's disease or dementia. How worried should we be about potential cognitive declines in aging politicians?

Does Narcissism Fade With Age?

A sweeping review article set out to explore how narcissism changes over the life course.

A sweeping review article set out to explore how narcissism changes over the life course.

The Winding Path to Achievement

The road to achievement is rarely a straight line. It is a journey filled with twists and turns, shaped by the relationships we cultivate and the experiences we share.

The road to achievement is rarely a straight line. It is a journey filled with twists and turns, shaped by the relationships we cultivate and the experiences we share.

Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease? Follow the Money

As our family members age, we worry. We worry about their physical health and potential cognitive declines. If you are worried about cognitive declines, follow the money.

As our family members age, we worry. We worry about their physical health and potential cognitive declines. If you are worried about cognitive declines, follow the money.

How to Restore Power Balance in Relationships

If your feel that your partner overrides your preferences, here are some strategies to try.

If your feel that your partner overrides your preferences, here are some strategies to try.

What Do a Politician's Speech Patterns Reveal?

Patterns of language use may hold evidence of future Alzheimer's diagnosis. Researchers used an unusual participant group to discover this.

Patterns of language use may hold evidence of future Alzheimer's diagnosis. Researchers used an unusual participant group to discover this.

Ways to Enjoy Music When You Have Hearing Loss

Listening to music can be challenging for people with hearing loss. It may not sound the way we want it to, but there are ways to make it work because we hear with our brains.

Listening to music can be challenging for people with hearing loss. It may not sound the way we want it to, but there are ways to make it work because we hear with our brains.

How to Prepare for Career Endings

By 2030, all members of the “Baby Boomer” generation will be 65 or older. Whether that describes you or not, there's no better time than now to prepare for what comes after work.

By 2030, all members of the “Baby Boomer” generation will be 65 or older. Whether that describes you or not, there's no better time than now to prepare for what comes after work.

Have You Become More Brave or More Anxious as You Age?

Do we become less brave as we age because we treasure our lives more fully, knowing them better, or does wisdom give us courage to act on our behalf as well as to help others?

Do we become less brave as we age because we treasure our lives more fully, knowing them better, or does wisdom give us courage to act on our behalf as well as to help others?

Ageism: The Dumbest Ism of Them All

Discriminating against our future selves is next-level stupid, celebrating us at our worst and disempowering us at our best. Why we do this to ourselves may surprise you.

Discriminating against our future selves is next-level stupid, celebrating us at our worst and disempowering us at our best. Why we do this to ourselves may surprise you.

How Doctor and Doula Partnerships Transform End-of-Life Care

The collaboration between doctors and doulas improves end-of-life experiences by bridging gaps in traditional healthcare to provide holistic, personalized care.

The collaboration between doctors and doulas improves end-of-life experiences by bridging gaps in traditional healthcare to provide holistic, personalized care.

Choosing to Care: A Daughter's Journey With Alzheimer’s

A daughter chooses to care for her mother with Alzheimer's, defying societal expectations and finding growth and connection in the process.

A daughter chooses to care for her mother with Alzheimer's, defying societal expectations and finding growth and connection in the process.

How Following Gut Instincts Might Help Prevent Being Scammed

Becoming more attuned to our bodies may help older adults sniff out deception, which is especially important in the age of scammers.

Becoming more attuned to our bodies may help older adults sniff out deception, which is especially important in the age of scammers.

How Resilient Are Older Adults?

Are older people too "set in their ways" to respond creatively to crises? Research on how older people adapted to the pandemic provides some surprising and satisfying answers.

Are older people too "set in their ways" to respond creatively to crises? Research on how older people adapted to the pandemic provides some surprising and satisfying answers.

Questions from Caregivers

Dementia is a difficult diagnosis to hear and it presents unique challenges for caregivers. There are few approaches to consider when caring for a loved one with dementia.

Dementia is a difficult diagnosis to hear and it presents unique challenges for caregivers. There are few approaches to consider when caring for a loved one with dementia.

Marital Satisfaction After Retirement

Couples in long marriages are likely to transition to retirement together. Research and personal accounts suggest ways that couples maintain marital satisfaction after retirement.

Couples in long marriages are likely to transition to retirement together. Research and personal accounts suggest ways that couples maintain marital satisfaction after retirement.

Our (Mis)Perceptions of Time

Time seems to pass more slowly when we're children than it does when we're adults. But why?

Time seems to pass more slowly when we're children than it does when we're adults. But why?

The Commodification of the Elderly

Jokes about the elderly are socially acceptable, but it's not so funny when an elder is abused or neglected. In all seriousness, there is a connection.

Jokes about the elderly are socially acceptable, but it's not so funny when an elder is abused or neglected. In all seriousness, there is a connection.

The Best Kept Secret for Menopause Relief? Masturbation

New research finds that self-pleasure is one of the most effective tools for managing various symptoms of menopause, including sleep disturbances and mood changes.

New research finds that self-pleasure is one of the most effective tools for managing various symptoms of menopause, including sleep disturbances and mood changes.