Aging

Aging and Balance Problems
by National Institute on Aging
As people grow older, they may have difficulty with their balance. Roughly 9 percent of adults who are 65 and older report having problems with balance. Having good balance means being able to control and maintain your body's position

Hearing Loss Explained
by National Institute on Aging
Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults. Roughly one-third of Americans over 60 and 40 to 50 percent of those 75 and older have hearing loss. People with hearing loss find it difficult to talk with friends and family.

Aging and Vision Problems
by National Institute on Aging
Have your eyes checked every 1 or 2 years by an eye care professional. This can be an ophthalmologist or optometrist. He or she should put drops in your eyes to enlarge (dilate) your pupils.

Older Adults: Forgetfulness
by National Institute on Aging
Many older people worry about becoming more forgetful. They think forgetfulness is the first sign of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In the past, memory loss and confusion were considered a normal part of aging.

Sleep and Aging : A Good Night's Sleep
by National Institute on Aging
Older adults need about the same amount of sleep as young adults - between 7 - 9 hours each night. But older people tend to go to sleep earlier and get up earlier than they did when they were younger. And they may nap more during the day.

Arthritis and Seniors
by National Institute on Aging
Arthritis is not just a word doctors use when they talk about painful, stiff joints. In fact, there are many kinds of arthritis, each with different symptoms and treatments. Most types of arthritis are chronic.

Aging : Heat Shock Proteins, Hormones
by National Institute on Aging
In the early 1960s, investigators noticed fruit flies did something unusual. When these insects were exposed to a burst of heat, they produced proteins that helped their cells survive the temperature change.

Dry Mouth and Aging
by National Institute on Aging
Dry mouth is the feeling that there is not enough saliva in the mouth. Everyone has dry mouth once in a while - if they are nervous, upset, under stress, or taking certain medications. But if you have dry mouth all or most of the time, see a dentist

Longevity
The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life
by James Hillman, Ph.D.
The Force of Character follows an enriching journey through the three stages of aging - lasting, the deepening that comes with longevity; leaving, the preparation for departure; and left, the special legacy we each bestow on our survivors.

The Players In The Immune System
UltraLongevity: The Seven-Step Program for a Younger, Healthier You
by Mark Liponis, M.D.
Do you want to live the longest, healthiest life possible? Do you want to stop aging? Better yet, do you want to reverse aging? According to the latest scientific research, you can control the aging process, simply by paying attention to one thing

Aging : The Immune System, Calories and Diet
by National Institute on Aging
Muscles: Without exercise, estimated muscle mass declines 22 percent for women and 23 percent for men between the ages of 30 and 70. Exercise can slow this rate of loss. Bones: Bone mineral is lost and replaced throughout life; loss begins to outstrip

Good Nutrition Tips for Older Adults
by National Institute on Aging
Choose many different healthy foods. Pick those that are lower in cholesterol and fat, especially saturated fat (mostly in foods that come from animals) and trans fatty acids (found in some processed foods, margarines, and shortenings).

Understanding Alzheimer's Disease
by National Institute on Aging
Dementia is a brain disorder that seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia among older people. It involves the parts of the brain that control thought, memory, and language

Disease-Free Aging Is Partly Within Your Control
Biomarkers
by William J. Evans, Ph.D.
As these examples show, people can, indeed, deflect their descent into the Disability Zone by controlling the key physical aspects of aging that are, to a great extent, within human control - your control! We know that the decline in our ten Biomarkers

Dietary Supplements: More is Not Always Better
by National Institute on Aging
Dietary supplements used to make you think only of vitamins and minerals. But, today this big business makes and sells many different types of dietary supplements that have vitamins, minerals, fiber, amino acids, herbs, or hormones in them.

Testing Drugs in Older People
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
A drug dose that's therapeutic for a younger person may be too strong for an older person. To encourage manufacturers to include older patients in clinical studies, FDA recently issued guidelines on how to study drugs in the elderly.

Exercise for Older Adults
by National Institute on Aging
You are never too old to get in shape. I am often asked what I've done over the years to stay in shape. At different times, I have engaged in many different activities. When I was in school I played football and basketball.

Depression in the Elderly
by National Institute of Health
Only one in six elders with clinical depression get diagnosed and treated for the illness, according to a 1997-updated NIH consensus development statement. Although research suggests that rates of depression decrease with age

As Many Aging Schedules As There Are People
Biomarkers
by William J. Evans, Ph.D.
Some gerontologists have likened the process of biological aging to a long, slow tide that moves upon us so gradually it may take a long time before we're aware of its presence. Certainly aging is not something that happens suddenly.

What Is Aging? Why Do We Age?
by National Institute on Aging
The study of aging is not what it used to be. Gerontology was a young science when Congress created the National Institute on Aging (NIA) in 1974 as part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). At that time, theories of aging abounded