Aging

'Aging in Wellness and Adversity': Embracing patients coping with old age, dementia - book review

Abramowitz founded and directed the Melabev organization, initially a place where volunteers worked with dementia patients whose families wanted to keep their loved ones out of institutions.

Comparison of two brain diagrams. Left, normal brain, right, brain of a person with Alzheimer's disease.
Hebrew University of Jerusalem

New Israeli, US research shows that learning doesn't have to slow down because of human aging

Tech It Forward’s Jennifer Elias (L) and Jessica Rosner.

Start-ups in Jerusalem: Longevity firms bloom in Israel’s ancient capital

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Aging is not fate - it’s how you live


Bigger bottles will keep your champagne bubbly for years - study

A new study has found that the bigger the champagne bottle, the longer it can be aged before its fizziness depletes.

 Yarden Blanc de Blancs is as good as any champagne but less expensive

Depression, living in poorer neighborhoods can make you age faster – study

Depression, material deprivation, and social deprivation were all found to speed up aging and increasing the risk of death.

 Can we turn back time on our aging? (Illustrative)

Israeli urologist debunks myths about sex and old age

Impotence, erectile dysfunction, and Viagra are all talked about when it comes to having sex in your 50s, but what are the facts?

 Are there health benefits to abstaining from sex and masturbation? (Illustrative)

Bilingualism can have surprising neurological benefits

It turns out that knowing a second language is not only good for when you travel overseas or for expanding your range of jobs.

Learning language (illustrative)

Have scientists unlocked the secret to a longer life?

Mice that were fed the taurine had an increased medium lifespan of 10-12% longer than the mice that were given just the standard diet.

 What are the scientific processes behind aging?

Six women reversed their aging by 4 years through healthy diet - study

A new study claims that within eight weeks, it is possible to "roll back" the biological clock and reverse aging, making the body younger.

 Can we turn back time on our aging? (Illustrative)

‘Aren’t you dead yet?’ Thoughts of a feather-duster - opinion

The retiree generation isn’t dead yet. They have their fears, especially of falling. But they’re still capable of using their talents, energies and experience for the benefit of the community.

 SOCIETY SHOULD find ways of retaining the expertise and experience of its older members, says the writer.

Harvard researcher says he reversed his aging with these 4 steps

The researcher is an anti-aging expert who has been dealing with the subject for years. How has Harvard researcher David Sinclair reversed his aging?

 Can we turn back time on our aging? (Illustrative)

Guantanamo inmates showing signs of 'accelerated aging' - ICRC

The Biden administration has said it wants to close the facility but has not presented a plan for doing so.

The exterior of Camp Delta is seen at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 6, 2013. The facility is operated by the Joint Task Force Guantanamo and holds prisoners who have been captured in the war in Afghanistan and elsewhere since the September 11, 2001 attacks.

Are you graying prematurely? Researchers discovered why - study

The researchers came to this understanding by putting mice through a forced aging process. The aged mice had 35% more hair follicles bulges clogged with melanocyte stem cells. 

A man with gray hair