There are a few health-related things that are generally inevitable as we age. We might move a little slower, require more recovery time between activities, and many of us will eventually need glasses, at least for reading. What has been normalized, but shouldn’t be so normal, is cognitive decline. This is especially when things like...

Many people hit midlife and think they should be doing more, but the truth is that most of your progress has been happening quietly in the background. You have been growing, learning, adapting, and becoming stronger in ways you barely notice because it happens while you are busy living your life. These are the real...

When we think of cancer risk, factors like smoking, sun exposure, or family history often spring to mind, while these are certainly important, the single most significant risk factor for developing cancer is something none of us can avoid: aging. The incidence of cancer rises dramatically with age. In fact, most cancers are diagnosed in...

High blood pressure is often described as a silent threat inside the body. People typically connect it with heart attacks or strokes that strike without much warning. However, the same raised pressure that strains deep arteries also reaches vessels just beneath the skin. Over time, that constant force can change how blood flows through tiny...

Aging is one of those things that sneaks up on you even when you think you are too young to care about any of it. It starts quiet, then it becomes loud. If you have ever wondered what happens when you age, the answer is honestly not simple. You deal with a mix of physical...

Gray hair often feels like a simple sign of passing time. It is easy to see it as a cosmetic change and nothing more. Yet new evidence links hair pigmentation to deep cellular decisions that also touch cancer risk. In mice, melanocyte stem cells within hair follicles choose between two fates when stressed. One future...

Have you ever heard of The Holy Fruit of the Himalayas? How about the Siberian Pineapple? Though it may come with a variety of interesting names, they all refer to the same fruit: Hippophae rhamnoides, or the sea buckthorn berry. This vibrant orange-yellow berry is not just used because it tastes good, either – it...

On October 28, Kim Kardashian appeared on Good Morning America to promote her new show All’s Fair. Robin Roberts asked about the brain aneurysm Kim had disclosed on The Kardashians. Kim confirmed getting a Prenuvo scan followed by extensive brain scans at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She told viewers to tune in to the next episode...

Illness and disease don’t exist in silos: often, one can trigger or exacerbate another. Emerging evidence is painting a clearer, more urgent picture: the global epidemic of diabetes may be one of the strongest, yet most controllable risk factors for developing dementia. Far from being two separate conditions, researchers are increasingly recognizing them as a...

Reaching the age of 100 used to be quite a rare achievement. Yet, nowadays, it seems to be a rather commonplace occurrence. Well, believe it or not, centenarians are not the fastest-growing demographic age group worldwide. Researchers in Sweden followed tens of thousands of people and analyzed routine blood tests taken years earlier. They then...

As people age, it is normal to experience small shifts in memory and processing speed. Forgetting where the keys are or occasionally misplacing glasses is part of everyday life. But when changes begin to interfere with independence, they may point to something more serious. Recognizing the signs of dementia early is important because intervention, planning,...

Across the globe, women are more likely to develop dementia, and biology provides one key reason. The story is quite complex, though, since your reproductive milestones and medical decisions tend to shape your lifelong exposure to hormones. Researchers are now carefully tracking how events like your first period, pregnancies, or surgery relate to later cognitive...