Preventable Risk Factors and CDC’s Approach Cigarette Smoking and Secondhand Smoke Exposure Exposure to Sun and Tanning Beds Overweight and Obesity Excessive Alcohol Use Infectious Disease Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, but many…

Chronic diseases are defined broadly as conditions that last 1 year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit activities of daily living or both. Chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the…

The increase in the number of older adults in the United States is unprecedented. In 2019, 54.1 million US adults were 65 or older, representing 16% of the population—or more than 1 in every 7 Americans. Nearly 1 in 4…

Key facts Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world’s population over 60 years will nearly double from 12% to 22%. By 2020, the number of people aged 60 years and older will outnumber children younger than 5 years.…

2022 Theme: The Resilience and Contributions of Older Women The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing inequalities, with the past three years intensifying the socioeconomic, environmental, health and climate related impacts on the lives of older persons, especially older women who constitute the…

Aging is inevitable, but can the diseases of aging be thwarted or at least postponed? New tools, including genetically varied mouse populations and advanced imaging technologies, hold promise for untangling the myriad mechanisms of human aging. The Jackson Laboratory makes…

We change as we age.  On the surface, that’s a completely obvious statement. But most of the actual mechanisms of biological aging are invisible, occurring underneath our increasingly wrinkled skin. And many of those hidden processes, which change functions over…

Elderly care in the United Kingdom has historically taken place in nursing homes, but new research suggests that elderly UK residents are increasingly seeking out live-in care. The provision of elderly care at home in the United Kingdom is evolving.…

8 Social issues affect the life and health of seniors. Social issues can have a significant impact on the life and both the physical and mental health of seniors. Some of the major contributors to social and psychological problems for…

Things to know about health in seniors Regular exercise results in better health outcomes for seniors. As people get older, physiological changes occur in their bodies as a natural part of aging. Physical changes due to aging can occur in almost…