Feature Channels: Seniors

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Jennifer Wright will directly address the problems baby boom woman experience at work and will present practical solutions for middle aged women that have to juggle their lives.

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If graduate students are going to study issues facing older adults, then the average 20- to 30-year-old has a lot to gain from living in a retirement center, says a Purdue University gerontology expert.

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These days, most health warnings about vitamins focus on the danger of overdose. For vitamin B12, though, it's more likely that people are getting too little. In fact, B12 deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency in the developing world and possibly in the United States as well.

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The oldest of the Baby Boomer generation will turn 60 this fall, and unlike their predecessors, they aren't afraid to visit the doctor. In fact, their interest in staying healthy coupled with their sheer numbers are taxing the health care system more than any group in history.

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If style is the main objective when you select shoes, your feet may suffer, especially as you age.

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Just what is it that Baby Boomers want? Is this much-talked-about generation ready for retirement? Boomer expert and University of Maryland Emerita Professor Nancy Schlossberg has some surprising answers.

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Representatives from the White House Conference on Aging, Silicon Valley venture capitalists, and market leaders come to June 21 event.

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A Montana State University survey in 13 Montana communities showed that pharmacies appear to price prescription drugs more competitively when they have many senior citizens as customers.

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While senior athletes are taking gyms and sports arenas across America by storm with the mentality and ambition of athletes half their age, their aging shoulders, knees and muscles may be paying the ultimate price.

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Engineers are generally trained to remove noise from electronics, but at Boston University and Afferent Corp., they are adding it to help the elderly stay on their feet.

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No matter how well you take care of yourself, it's not realistic to think your body can do at 65 what it did at 45 or even 55. That doesn't mean you should reduce physical activities. It does mean you'll need to modify your expectations.

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In the United States, about 30,000 people die each year as a result of injuries at home. Falls are responsible for about one-third of home injury fatalities. Older adults are often more susceptible to falling because of a decline in mobility and balance.

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As if holiday menus weren't difficult enough to plan, the special diet of your elderly loved ones can make meal preparations even more challenging -- especially when your family's favorite foods might now compromise their health.

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Cornell University professor Richard V. Burkhauser has co-authored "Economics of an Aging Society." It covers income, well-being, economics of retirement and old age, retirement policies, pension plans, social security, health and long-term care for older persons.

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A groundbreaking outreach program for frail elderly who need psychiatric services in their homes "“ believed to be the first of its kind in the United States "“ is being launched by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

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Three UAB researchers helped the Bush administration formulate important policy decisions on mobility and transportation issues for the elderly by participating in the 2005 White House Conference on Aging, held in Washington, D.C., Jan. 8.

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Baby boomers are looking to their alma mater as an important resource to both recharge and reconnect as they prepare for new challenges during retirement, including mentoring opportunities and career retraining, according to a survey.

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For many, the thought of hanging up the car keys might feel like an end to independence. But when the fatality rate per mile driven for older drivers is nine times higher than the rate for drivers aged 25 to 69 years, it becomes a problem that we cannot ignore.

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A new folding, commode-shower wheelchair developed by Milwaukee and Tampa VA researchers, addresses a clear need of the more than 200,000 people with spinal cord injuries and other individuals with disabilities in the United States.

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The Cornell Institute for Translational Research on Aging is looking for people over 60 years who are willing to share what life has taught them for posting on the World Wide Web, and has established a web site on which people 60 and over can pass on the wisdom they've gained over the years.

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Saint Louis University examines how to protect our frail elders in case of a natural disaster or terror attack.

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Many women are choosing to marry for the first time after age 30. In a new collection of essays, women who have done so muse on their motives and their outcomes. And their experiences are overwhelmingly positive.

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With new advances in healthcare and technology, life expectancy and the number of people over the age of 65 continues to rise. In a few short years, more than twenty-five percent of the developed world will be over the age of 65.

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Current research indicates that genes account for approximately 30 percent of longevity in humans which means that healthy habits play a large role in determining lifespan but good genes do help and the question now is how.

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Follow-up story to President Reagan's death: what families need to know about similarities in symptoms of early Alzheimer's disease and symptoms of serious depression in the elderly, as well as importance of diagnosis and treatment.

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Software under development eventually could power computerized caregivers---nurses' aides of the future---to remind the elderly or people with brain trauma to perform tasks, and even help them navigate their surroundings.

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Weight loss in the elderly can lead to death and must be taken seriously, says a doctor.

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Creators will demonstrate an artificial-intelligence robot designed to assist the elderly, and a handheld reminder device, during the Future of Aging Services Conference on Tuesday, March 16, in Washington, D.C.

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When it's cold, it is important to check on the elderly because aging issues like mental acuity and mobility problems could affect how older people adapt to a colder environment.

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Nursing home and assisted living are yesterday's news "“ at least as far as baby boomers are concerned. For that still-youth-conscious group, think "DOUERs," "PERCs," and "elder parks."