Assessing how and why people age differently has long eluded doctors and scientists, particularly when there are no obvious explanations such as illness or history of injury.But a team of researchers ...

The drug is Ambroxol. It’s been used for decades to treat respiratory ailments by thinning mucus and easing coughs. But now, ...

Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputies are seeking public assistance to locate 72-year-old Harry A. Ballman, who was reported missing from his Deer Park home on July 7, 2025. Ballman, who suffers from ...

Attorneys for Ralph Menzies are requesting another review to determine whether the 67-year-old death row inmate with dementia ...

There's a clear downside to the Norwegian policy that encourages allowing elderly people to live at home for as long as ...

A multinational study has revealed that people diagnosed with dementia are now living longer in many parts of the world. By ...

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Two-thirds of all Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers are female, according to the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement, meaning ...

When a disaster strikes, there are big differences in how well people are able to respond and recover -- and older adults in rural areas are especially vulnerable.

A major study has found that people taking acid reflux drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for more than 4.4 years ...

A decades-old cough medicine, Ambroxol, could be on the verge of a dramatic second act—not for sore throats, but for ...

The study, which analyzed data on 1.2 million people with dementia, found improvements in five out of eight global regions ...