For many men and women, spotting a few strands of gray hair is a reminder that as you age, your body begins to change. Although the thought of aging and going gray may be daunting, an expert at Baylor College of Medicine says there are several factors that play a role in developing gray hair. […]
While there are more than 100 types of arthritis, osteoarthritis is by far the most common. Osteoarthritis is the form of joint disease that’s often called “wear-and-tear” or “age-related,” although it’s more complicated than that. While it tends to affect older adults, it is not a matter of “wearing out” your joints the way tires […]Read More
If you look at photos of President Obama taken before he ran for president and since he left office, you’ll notice a distinct difference: Where there used to be only dark brown hair, there is now far more gray hair than brown. It seems that the stress of running a country would turn any person’s […]Read More
Harvard Health Letters We all experience a little stress from time to time. It’s not so hard to handle when we’re young. But as we age, coping with stress isn’t as easy anymore. “We tend to have less resilience to stress, and older adults often find that stress affects them differently now,” says Michelle Dossett, […]Read More
By Scott J. Gilbert More people may be living to 100, and beyond, than ever before. But the real challenge is how to become one of them yourself, and how to care for an aging population. Noel H. Ballentine, M.D., director of geriatric health in the Division of General Internal Medicine at Penn State Milton […]Read More