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• A Second 'Closet' for Some LGBTQ Seniors Entering Nursing Homes
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• Adult Children Far More Likely to Be Estranged From Dad Than Mom
• Aerobic Exercise Reinvigorates the Aging Brain
• Age Can Impair a Man's Odds for Fatherhood: Study
• Ageism Is Everywhere and Can Harm Health
• All Health Care, Long-Term Care Workers in California Must Get COVID Shots
• Almost 1 in Every 3 College-Age Americans Are Now Obese
• Almost 20 Million Older Americans Live With Sight-Robbing Macular Degeneration
• Alzheimer's Diagnosis May Come With Big Cost to Social Life
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• Americans Over 50 Want to 'Age in Place' at Home, But Many Aren't Prepared: Poll
• Amid Lockdowns, Online Exercise Classes Help Seniors Feel Less Alone
• Amid Pandemic, Fears That Older Americans Are Feeling 'Expendable'
• Another Pandemic Harm: Seniors May Have Higher Risk of Falling
• Aphasia Affects Brain Similar to Alzheimer's, But Without Memory Loss
• Are At-Home 'Learning Pods' the Right Fit for Your Family?
• Are Opioids Prescribed Too Freely as Patients Are Moved to Nursing Homes?
• Are Retired NFL Players Aging Faster Than Other Men?
• As Holidays Return to Normal, Here's How to De-Stress
• As People Age, They Share Fewer Memories With Others: Study
• Ask Grandma to Dance to Boost Her Mood And Strengthen Your Bonds
• Assisted Living Centers Can Do More for Dementia Patients, Experts Say
• Babies Might Trigger Brain Changes in New Dads
• Bad Sleep Might Raise Your Odds for Glaucoma
• Bald Truth: Mouse Study May Get at Roots of Hair Loss
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• Being Social May Be Key to 'Sense of Purpose' as You Age
• Biden Reverses Trump Policy Limiting U.S. Nursing Home Fines
• Birth Order, Family Size May Affect Heart Health
• Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
• Black Nursing Home Residents More Likely to Need Hospital Care
• Blacks, Hispanics at Higher Risk of COVID Death in U.S. Nursing Homes
• Bladder Trouble Worsens With Age for Women, Study Confirms
• 'Boomerang Kids': When an Adult Child Moves Back Home
• Boomers Sicker Than Their Parents Were at Same Age
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• Brain May Age Faster After Spinal Cord Injury
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• Cancer in Youth Means Heightened Odds for Another Cancer Later
• Caring for Elderly Loved Ones During a Holiday Lockdown
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• Certain Gene Might Help Shield At-Risk People From Alzheimer's
• Child Care Stresses, Hunger Are Harming U.S. Families During Pandemic
• Childhood Lead Exposure Tied to Brain Changes in Middle Age
• Child's Cancer Doesn't Raise Parents' Divorce Risk, Curb Plans for More Kids: Study
• Cleaner Air Could Mean Healthier Brains for Older Women
• Clearing Out Clutter Might Not Help People With Dementia
• Common Complication of Pregnancy Tied to Higher Stroke Risk Later
• Could a Type of Statin Raise Dementia Risks?
• Could Estrogen Help Ease the Delirium That Can Come With UTIs?
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• Could Eye Trouble Bring Lower Scores on Seniors' Thinking Tests?
• Could Long Naps Shorten Your Life?
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• Could Women's Health Decline Along With Their Height?
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• COVID Appears to Raise Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
• COVID Boosters Raise Antibody Levels by 85% in Nursing Home Residents
• COVID Cases Surge Again in U.S. Nursing Homes
• COVID Vaccine Advised for Alzheimer's Patients, Their Caregivers
• COVID Vaccines Trigger Protective Immune Response in Nursing Home Residents: Study
• COVID-19 Deaths Have Already Left 1.2 Million Americans Grieving
• Deaths From Alzheimer's Far More Common in Rural America
• Definition of 'Dog Years' Not as Simple as Multiplying by 7
• Demand for Liver Transplant Rises Sharply Among Older Americans
• Dementia Rate Declining Among Older Americans: Study
• Dementia Risk Rises as Years Lived With Type 2 Diabetes Increases
• Depression in Early Life May Up Dementia Risk Later
• Despite Pandemic's Toll, Many Older Adults Don't Have Living Wills
• Do You Feel Old? It Could Be Aging You
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• Do Your Genes Up Your Odds for Alcoholism? One Factor Cuts the Risk
• Doctors' Group Updates Guidelines on Treating Osteoporosis
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• Drinking Most Harmful at 3 Points in Life Span
• During the Holidays, Help Protect the Elderly from Falls
• Early On, Many Seniors Were Unfazed by Coronavirus Warnings, Study Finds
• Early Results Show Moderna's COVID Vaccine Safe, Effective in Older People
• Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
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• Exercise, Mindfulness May Not Boost Seniors' Thinking, Memory
• Exercise, Puzzles, Games: They Help Men's, Women's Brains Differently
• Experts Offer Guidance on a Common But Underreported Menopause Syndrome
• Failing Kidneys Could Bring Higher Dementia Risk
• Family Structure Influences Teen Delinquency
• Family Ties Help Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Flourish
• Fat Loss in Face Does Make Folks Look Older: Study
• Feds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
• Feds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; 3 Deaths Reported
• Feel Younger Than Your Age? You Might Live Longer
• Fewer Adults With ADHD Have 'Excellent' Mental Health
• Financial Planning With Your Parents
• Financial Struggles Can Be Tough on Families, And Tough to Explain to Kids
• Food Banks Save Needy Families Up to $1,000 Per Year
• Fooled by Fake News: Does Age Matter?
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• For Many Cancer Patients, Diagnosis Brings Psychological 'Silver Lining'
• For Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty
• For Women Delaying Childbirth, Freezing Eggs May Be Best Option: Study
• Four Factors in Midlife Predict a Healthy Old Age for Women
• Frail, But Living at Home: Program Helps Elderly Stay Strong
• 'Frailty Exams' for Older Cancer Patients May Not Need Office Visit
• Furry Friends: 1 in 10 Older U.S. Adults Has Adopted a 'Pandemic Pet'
• Gardening Can Blossom Into Better Mental Health
• Gastro Symptoms of Menopause May Vary by Race
• Genetic Sign of Aging Linked to Risk of Fatal COVID
• Get a Free Memory Screening From the Alzheimer's Foundation This November
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• Get Fit in Middle Age to Boost Your Aging Brain
• Get Moving! Any Sports Can Lower Seniors' Odds of Early Death
• Get Moving, Seniors: It's Good For Your Brain
• Give Others Help, Get Back Health Benefits: Study
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• Global Rate of Stroke Cases, Deaths Still Too High
• Going Easy on Yourself Is Key to Parenting Through the Pandemic
• Grandmother's Brain In Sync With Her Grandkids': Study
• Guys, Exercise Will Boost Your Aging Hearts, Testosterone Won't: Study
• Half of Americans Over 50 Are Now Caregivers
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• Having Even a Cousin or Grandparent With Colon Cancer Raises Your Risk: Study
• Having Someone Who'll Listen May Be Good for Your Aging Brain
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• Health Care Workers More Likely to Catch COVID at Home, Not Workplace
• Health Care Workers Were At Highest COVID Risk in Workplace
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• Heartsick: When Loved One Is in ICU, Spouse's Health Risks Rise
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• High Blood Pressure in Middle Age Can Harm Your Brain
• High Hopes: Optimism Helps Women Live Longer
• Higher Education Won't Help Preserve the Aging Brain: Study
• High-Tech Socks Could Prevent Falls in At-Risk Patients
• History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer's Disease
• How Are 'Super Agers' Protected From Alzheimer's and Mental Decline?
• How Divorce Harms Kids, and How to Lessen That Harm
• How Easily Does Coronavirus Spread at Home?
• How Important Is Sex as Women Age?
• How Long Do People Want to Live?
• How Long Do Teeth Survive After Root Canal?
• How Many Steps to Walk Away From Diabetes?
• How to Keep Kids Resilient in a Strange Holiday Season
• Innovative Kidney Donor 'Voucher' System Is Saving Lives
• Is Apathy an Early Sign of Dementia?
• Is It 'Pre-Alzheimer's' or Normal Aging? Poll Finds Many Americans Unclear
• Isolation May Raise Odds for Dementia, Brain Study Suggests
• It's a Win-Win When a Child With Autism Gets a Shelter Cat
• Just 250 Fewer Calories Per Day Brings Big Health Rewards for Obese Seniors
• Keeping Harmony in the Family During Coronavirus Pandemic
• Keeping T-Day Kitchens Safe for the Whole Family
• Kidneys Might Affect Mental Status As You Age
• Kids of Heavy Drinkers Face Multiple Threats to Health
• Knee Replacement in Folks Over 80: Less Risky Than You Think
• Largest Operator of Nursing Homes in U.S. Issues Vaccine Mandate for All Workers
• Laser Therapy Promises to 'Rejuvenate' Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
• Later School Start Times Boost Parents' Health, Too
• Life Span After Alzheimer's Diagnosis: What Factors Matter Most
• Lifestyle May Be Key to Helping You Avoid Dementia
• Lifetime Spent With Epilepsy Ages the Brain, Study Finds
• Live Healthy, Live Longer Without Dementia
• Living to Age 130:  New Study Projects It Could Happen
• Loneliness Continues to Rise for Americans Under Lockdown
• Losing a Sibling a Common Tragedy in Poorer Nations, Study Finds
• Loss of a Twin Linked to Risk for Mental Illness
• Love in the Time of Coronavirus: Couples Feel the Strain of Lockdown
• Major Medical Groups Call for Mandatory COVID Vaccination for Health Workers
• Many Kids Separated From Families at U.S. Border Suffer PTSD
• Many Older Americans Face Ageism Every Day, Survey Finds
• Many Older Americans Who Should Be Checking Blood Pressure at Home Aren't: Poll
• Many People May Be Eating Their Way to Dementia
• Many Seniors Love Pickleball, But Injuries Can Happen
• Many Stay Optimistic Until Old Age Hits
• Many U.S. Homes Too Cramped to Stop COVID-19's Spread
• Many Urban Seniors Rely on 'Broken' City Transit to Get to Medical Appointments
• Marijuana-Linked ER Visits by Seniors Are Rising
• Mediterranean Diet Could Keep Aging Brains Sharp
• Mental Skills Slow With Age, But Seniors Gain in Other Ways: Study
• Middle Age More Stressful Now Than in 1990s: Study
• Mindfulness a Powerful Tool for Aging
• Missing Teeth, Higher Odds for Dementia?
• Money Can Buy Americans Longer Life: Study
• Money Not a Good Measure of Your Self-Worth
• More Clues to Why Kids Have Much Milder COVID-19
• More College-Educated Women Are Having Children Outside of Marriage
• More Evidence That Exercise Protects the Aging Brain
• More Kids With Autism May Be Doing Well Than Thought
• More Middle-Aged, Older Women Getting  'Broken Heart' Syndrome
• More Than Half of Americans Plagued by Back, Leg Pain
• More U.S. Seniors, Especially Women, Are Retaining Healthy Brains: Study
• More U.S. Women Are Retaining Their Hearing as They Age
• Most Cases of Dementia in U.S. Seniors Go Undiagnosed: Study
• Most Older Americans Believe Health Care Workers Should Be Vaccinated: Poll
• Most Parents Say Their Kids Aren't Thankful Enough: Poll
• Most Workers Report for Duty With Flu-Like Symptoms, Global Survey Shows
• Nearly 3 in 10 U.S. Adults Say They Have a Disability
• Nearly All Seniors Take Meds That Raise Their Odds of Falling
• Neighbors Make the Difference for Isolated Chinese-American Seniors
• Neuro Surprise: Some Brain Skills Might Improve With Age
• New Hope for Better Treatments Against Macular Degeneration
• New Year: Time for Your Memory Screening Appointment
• No Change in Number of Post-Op Opioid Prescriptions, But Dosages Drop
• Not Enough Older Americans Are Checking Blood Pressure At Home
• Nursing Home Staff Closest to Patients Are Least Likely to Get COVID Vaccines
• Nursing Homes a Hotspot for COVID-19 Deaths
• Obesity Ups Odds for Severe COVID-19, But Age Matters
• Odds of Hospitalization, Death With COVID-19 Rise Steadily With Age: Study
• Old Age No Bar to Successful Heart Transplant, Study Finds
• Older and Getting Surgery? Get Fit Beforehand
• On Father's Day, Give Dad Tips to Keep Healthy
• Only 1 in 10 Kids With ADHD Will Outgrow It
• Only Half of U.S. Nursing Home Residents Have Received Boosters: CDC
• Opioids After Dental Work May Be Dangerous
• Osteoporosis Might Also Raise a Woman's Odds for Hearing Loss
• Over 60? You Have Billions of Potentially Cancer-Causing Cells
• Overactive Bladder, Dangerous Falls Often Go Together for Seniors
• Pandemic Causing Havoc for Kids With ADHD
• Pandemic Changed Families' Eating Habits, for Good and Bad: Poll
• Pandemic Has Depression, Anxiety Rates Among Youth Climbing Worldwide
• Pandemic Is Leaving U.S. With Shortage of Long-Term Health Care Workers
• Pandemic May Be Affecting How Parents Feed Their Kids
• Pandemic May Have Created a 'Baby Bust,' Not Boom
• Parents Feel the Strain as Pandemic Adds New Role: Teacher
• Parkinson's Drug Eyed as Treatment for Severe Macular Degeneration
• Physical Jobs Tied to More Sick Leave, Earlier Retirement
• Poll: 1 in 3 Parents Pick Holiday Gathering Over COVID Safety
• Poll: Most Americans Over 50 Suffer Some Type of Joint Pain
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• Prior COVID Infection May Shield You From Another for at Least 10 Months
• Quality of Home Health Care Varies Between Urban, Rural Areas
• Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's Longest-Reigning Monarch, Dies at 96
• Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Preventing Memory Loss?
• Reading, Puzzles May Delay Alzheimer's by 5 Years: Study
• Red Light in Morning May Protect Fading Eyesight: Study
• Repeat Bone Density Tests Might Not Be Needed, Study Finds
• Report Says Nursing Home Industry Needs an Overhaul
• Researchers Spot Sign of Alzheimer's Risk That Scammers Love
• Researchers Zero in on Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors
• Retired and Want to Stay Sharp? Hop on the Internet More Often
• Retirement Means Sleeping More, Exercising Less: Study
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• Risk Factors for Dementia May Change With Age
• Road to Healthy Middle-Aged Brain May Begin in Childhood
• Schools, Day Care Not a Big Factor in Kids Getting COVID: Study
• Scientists Calculate Perfect Amount of Sleep for Folks Over 40
• Seniors Urged to Get Flu Shots as U.S. Cases Rise
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• Severe COVID May Age Survivors' Brains 20 Years: Study
• Severe Illness in a Child Takes Big Toll on Parents, Siblings: Study
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• Sibling Bullying Carries Long-Term Mental Health Costs
• Sleep Apnea Speeds Aging, But CPAP Can Help
• Sleep Throughout the Lifespan: When You Get Best, Worst Slumber
• Smog Could Reduce Exercise's Benefit to Your Brain
• Soaring Food Prices Are Tough on Older Americans, Poll Finds
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• Some Folks Do Age Slower Than Others
• Some Patients With Macular Degeneration Could Stop Monthly Eye Injections
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• Spit Test: Saliva Alerts Babies to Close Relationships
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• Statins Tied to Lower Risk of Parkinson's-Like Symptoms
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• Talking Points: People Rarely End Conversations When They Want To
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