You've probably heard that "120 over 80" is the perfect blood pressure. But is it really ideal for everyone? A cardiologist explains why it might not be. High blood pressure, often called the "silent ...

When a woman in her 80s rang up my $2 bottle of water at a grocery store in San Francisco, she couldn't have known I was right in the middle of a work project that had already changed my life. The two ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Harvey Mendelson is no stranger to reinvention. His career over the last six decades has pivoted from ...

SuperAgers are adults over 80 who retain the memory performance of people in their 50s and 60s. Their brains show either resistance to Alzheimer’s plaques or resilience in functioning despite them.

Older adults who avoid meat in their golden years may be less likely to reach age 100 than their meat-eating counterparts, new research suggests. Researchers tracked more than 5,000 adults aged 80 or ...