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The world is aging at an unprecedented rate. The number of people aged 60 and older is expected to reach 1.4 billion by 2030.

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While it's common for people to experience social isolation and loneliness to a higher degree as they get older for a range of social, psychological, and environmental reasons, according to the ...

As we get older, our sleep cycles become lighter, making distractions, early wake-up calls, and shorter durations more common, according to a study from UF Health. While this often leads to earlier ...

People are living longer—and they're also spending their last years in better health, according to new research.

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Because life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has increased dramatically, investigators assessed the risk of age-related cardiovascular diseases in this population. As reported in the ...

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