Aging

In a health care system that assumes older adults have family caregivers to help them, those facing dementia by themselves often fall through the cracks.

You're born with roughly 9,000 taste buds, and they're very good at regenerating — which is why you can recover the ability to taste just days after burning your tongue. But that can change as we age.

When men put on a gut and grow love handles it's not such a bad thing, according to a Yale anthropologist. That pudge might help them reproduce and pass on longevity genes to their offspring.

What does it mean to age? When are we over the hill? And what are the side effects of a longer lifespan?On our most recent episode of Sound Effect on…

Everyone has a set of genes that keeps the body on a 24-hour rhythm. As we get older, though, the main clock can malfunction. Researchers say a backup clock may try to compensate.

If you’re a parent, this is not news to you: Kids love the swings. So much, in fact, that little kids seem to be able to swing endlessly, for 20 or 30 or…

Scientists have long known that brain training can help older adults stay sharp, but a new study co-authored by a Seattle scientist shows those benefits…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-982167.mp3The first of the nation’s 75 million baby boomers are turning 65 this year.…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-960608.mp3How much income will you need to be financially secure after age 65? It’s…