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Elizabeth was born April 21, 1926, and ascended to the throne at age 25 after the death of her father, King George VI, in 1952.

Three women explain how life’s surprises can catapult their efforts to carefully manage limited budgets and lead to financial distress.

Life expectancy in the U.S. declined again in 2021, after a historic drop in 2020, to reach the lowest point in decades, according to new CDC data

Recent data shows differences in lifestyles and other factors are linked to big gaps in life expectancy between residents of various states.

Between 1980 and 2019, the share of American centenarians, those aged 100 and up, grew faster than the total population.

Medical foster homes are privately owned homes in which a licensed caregiver lives with and supervises residents around the clock. Caregivers help aging veterans with activities of daily living like bathing, cooking, making and getting to appointments, getting dressed, and taking daily medication.

A possible reason why men tend to die at younger ages than women may be due to loss of Y chromosomes from blood cells.

Storks everywhere, rejoice: A new study shows that the ability to stand on one leg for at least 10 seconds is strongly linked to a lower risk of death over the next 7 years.

Only about a third of the adults who responded to a recent WebMD survey said that they know a lot about their family’s health history, while more than a quarter admitted to knowing little or none of it.

“Polygenic risk scores” total hundreds or thousands of genetic factors to predict your risk of disease. A new study validates scores for AFib, diabetes, breast cancer, and more.

Researchers found that 64% of antibiotic prescriptions to Black patients and 74% of antibiotic prescriptions to patients 65 and older were deemed inappropriate.

A new study from the U.K. finds adults age 65 and up have been enjoying more years living independently, free of disability.

President Joe Biden will announce plans to overhaul nursing home quality in the U.S. during his State of the Union speech on Tuesday.

Many older people don't talk about sexual problems with their partner or their doctor, experts told HealthDay Now.

Study finds that PE-owned nursing homes are associated with higher rates of Ed visits and hospitalizations than other for-profit facilities are.

Tracking the behavior of aging immune cells and their effects on other tissue could open the way to new drugs for age-related chronic diseases.

The Biden administration has reversed a Trump policy that limited the size of fines that U.S. nursing homes could be slapped with for violating safety standards.

Money may not buy happiness but new research suggests it may at least help Americans live longer.

Responses show a strong overall preference for aging in place. However, healthcare costs were a bigger concern than losing a spouse.

A new report raises questions about the training and qualifications of many caregivers for the elderly across the United States.

For the first time, scientists have decoded the genomes of those older than 100 years in their quest to find out how centenarians avoid age-related diseases and survive longer than most people.

A recent survey of middle-aged adults and seniors finds feeling younger seems to create a protective force field against stress.

A new study suggests that cognitive decline is not an inevitable part of aging.

Preliminary studies suggested vitamin D may increase muscle strength and improve balance, so Johns Hopkins researchers investigated whether high doses of vitamin D might reduce the risk of falls in people aged 70 and older.

Biden was playing with Major, one of his two German shepherds, when he slipped and fell.