While childhood trauma is often linked to mental and physical health problems later in life, a new study from Rice University finds that individuals who have faced mistreatment in their youth but have high heart rate variability—variation ...
Jun 20, 2023
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While engaged in a physical task requiring effort, such as driving a car or carrying grocery bags, older adults are more likely than younger adults to be distracted by items irrelevant to the task at hand, reports a study ...
May 10, 2023
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The young and old could learn a thing or two from each other, at least when it comes to mental health and cognition.
Sep 16, 2022
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A new study finds that the disconnect between how old we feel and how old we want to be can offer insights into the relationship between our views on aging and our health.
Jul 27, 2021
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People who feel younger have a greater sense of well-being, better cognitive functioning, less inflammation, lower risk of hospitalization and even live longer than their older-feeling peers. A study published by the American ...
May 7, 2021
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New research suggests that older adults can be more focused, less impeded by anxiety and less mentally restless than younger adults. The research team at the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN) show that older ...
Feb 10, 2021
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It's generally accepted health advice that adults of all ages should sit less, move more, and engage in regular exercise to feel better and reduce the risk of chronic diseases. However, when it comes to the brain and cognition, ...
Oct 7, 2020
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As more people live to advanced ages due to health care innovations, more also are dealing with the decline in mental acuity that can come late in life. Cognitive training is often touted as a way of treating—or even preempting—these ...
Apr 20, 2020
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Certain middle-aged and older adults, especially women who tend to disengage from difficult tasks and goals after they retire, may be at greater risk of cognitive decline as they age, according to research published by the ...
Mar 16, 2020
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Despite some claims that Americans are in the midst of a "loneliness epidemic," older people today may not be any lonelier than their counterparts from previous generations—there just might be more of them, according to ...
Dec 10, 2019
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