• 'Catastrophic' Sleep Loss Fueling Death Rates: Expert
  A "catastrophic sleep-loss epidemic" is causing a host of potentially fatal diseases and boosting the death rate, a leading expert says.
• American Seniors Making Health Gains: Report
  US seniors are getting healthier, with well-educated, rich, and white Americans seeing the greatest gains, a new study finds.
• FDA Panel Recommends GSK Shingles Vaccine
  An FDA advisory panel voted 11-0 that the safety and efficacy of GlaxoSmithKline's Shingrix shingles vaccine warrants approval for its use in adults aged 50 and over.
• HRT Not Linked to Premature Death
  Women who take hormone replacement therapy to ease menopause symptoms are no more likely to die prematurely than women who don't take hormones, a new study suggests.
• Small Increases in Activity Reduce Disability Risk in Seniors
  Seniors who add only 48 minutes of moderate physical activity a week improve their overall physical capabilities and decrease their risk of disability, says a new study led by researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (USDA HNRCA) at Tufts...
• Dementia Declining Among Seniors
  Here's some good news for America's seniors: The rates of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia have dropped significantly over the last decade or so, a new study shows.The analysis of nearly 1,400 men and women 70 and older found that the number of dementia cases dropped...
• Vaginal Estrogen Not Tied to Cancer, Heart Disease
  Using vaginally applied estrogen likely doesn't increase a woman's risk of heart disease or certain cancers, a U.S. study suggests.
• Human Lifespan Has Limits: Dutch Scientists
  Dutch researchers claimed Thursday to have discovered the maximum age "ceiling" for human lifespan, despite growing life expectancy because of better nutrition, living conditions and medical care. Mining data from some 75,000 Dutch people whose exact ages were recorded at...
• Smoking Tied to Frailty in Older Adults
  Older adults who smoke are more likely to become physically frail than their counterparts who are former smokers or never used tobacco products, a recent study suggests. Researchers studied people age 60 or older in the UK who had not yet developed so-called frailty, a term...
• Dancing Reverses Signs of Aging in the Brain
  Aging brings a decline in mental and physical fitness, but a new study shows an easy, fun way to reverse the signs of aging in the brain - dancing. Researchers examined two different fitness routines and found that while both had an anti-aging effect on the brains of the...
• Cognitive Skills, Frailty Tied to Elderly Surviving Surgery
  Taking both physical frailty and cognitive impairment into account may yield a better estimate than either factor alone of the odds an older person will survive after major surgery, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined data on 330 older adults who had major surgery,...
• Elders May Face Hearing Challenges at Doctor's Offices
  Many older adults may mishear important medical information from their healthcare providers, a study suggests. Roughly four of every 10 elders said they had misheard a doctor or nurse, researchers in Ireland found."Patients may not have understood what you think they...
• Inexpensive Supplement May Save Seniors' Sight
  An inexpensive over-the-counter antioxidant/zinc supplement that may help preserve vision in older people is also cost effective, a new study suggests. The combo pill has been dubbed the "Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS)" supplement, based on trial in which it was...
• Could Newborn Stem Cells Rejuvenate Old Hearts?
  Stem cells from young hearts might breathe new life into aging ones, research in rats suggests. In the study, a special type of stem cells was taken from the hearts of newborn rats and injected into the hearts of old rats, average age 22 months. Other rats from the same age...
• Cheaper Hearing Aids May Be on the Horizon
  William Demant, the world's largest producer of hearing aids, said it could start producing cheaper over-the-counter hearing devices for the U.S. market if demand rises sharply once new legislation comes into effect.Shares in William Demant and other hearing aid makers GN...
• Can Drinking a Little Bit Help You Live Longer?
  Having a little wine or beer to unwind most days may help lower the odds of a premature death as long as that drink or two doesn't routinely turn into more, a new study confirms. Researchers examined health survey data on more than 333,000 U.S. adults, following them for an...
• Drinking Coffee Can Help You Live Longer and Fight Disease
  Coffee gives you much more than just a morning energy boost, say recent studies which point to health benefits that cover you head to toe. They also show that the more coffee you drink throughout the day, the more health benefits your caffeine fix provides. Here's a rundown...
• Regular Drinkers Less Likely to Have Dementia
  People who drink moderately on a regular basis have a better chance of reaching the ripe old age of 85 free of dementia and other age-related cognitive impairments, according to a study led by the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.While other studies...
• Living Healthily, Learning More Could Cut Dementia Cases by a Third
  Learning new things, eating and drinking well, not smoking and limiting hearing loss and loneliness could prevent a third of dementia cases, health experts said on Thursday. In a wide-ranging analysis of the risk factors behind dementia, the researchers highlighted nine as...
• Running a Minute a Day Tied to Better Bone Health
  Women who run a single minute a day have better bone health than those who run less than a minute, say scientists from the U.K.'s University of Exeter and the University of Leicester.The researchers found women who did "brief bursts" of high-intensity, weight-bearing...
• Daily Crosswords Linked to Sharper Brain
  People who regularly report doing word puzzles such as crosswords as they age have sharper brains that function equivalent to 10 years younger than their biological age.Experts at the U.K.'s University of Exeter Medical School and Kings College London analyzed data from...
• Want to Live to 100? Adopt These Healthy Anti-Aging Habits
  Since 1980, the number of Americans reaching and surpassing age 100 has exploded. So what's the secret to living long enough to celebrate your 100th birthday? While there are no sure-fire strategies, here are seven healthy habits that can boost your odds.
• Strawberries Reduce Mental Effects of Aging
  A natural compound found in strawberries called fisetin reduces the mental effects of aging, says a study published in the Journals of Gerontology Series A. Researchers found it could help treat age-related mental decline and conditions like Alzheimer's or stroke."Companies...
• Robotic Knee Surgery Gaining Popularity
  The world's top medical technology companies are turning to robots to help with complex knee surgery, promising quicker procedures and better results.
• Some Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids are Effective
  A handful of over-the-counter "personal sound amplification products" fared as well as an expensive hearing aid in helping people pick up more words in conversation, researchers report.While the study took place in a sound booth, "in this controlled environment, some of...

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