A Yale-led study finds that positive beliefs about ageing may improve cognitive ability and physical health in later life, ...

Having a positive outlook on aging may help keep you physically and psychologically younger. Source: Tommaso Lizzul/Shutterstock Betty Friedan famously said, "Aging is not lost youth but a new stage ...

A large longitudinal study challenges the idea that aging inevitably brings decline, revealing that many older adults improve in key measures of physical and cognitive health.

What is your outlook on aging? Do you welcome it with open arms or worry that you may not be able to continue doing the activities you currently enjoy? Many people have mixed feelings and it’s human ...

Having strong bonds with others may help you live longer. A new study, published in the journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity – Health, found that social relationships can actually slow cellular aging.

Q. I am a single woman approaching 60 years and aware of two different scenarios about aging. The first is that you slowly fall apart, a doom and gloom story. There is a lot written about that. There ...

Stress goes well beyond burnout—it could impact how long you live. Chronic stress is linked to a higher allostatic load, which can accelerate biological aging. Positive social networks, sleep and ...