A new study highlights a link between walking faster in later life and a roughly 50% lower risk of cognitive decline, ...

Some of the nation’s top research universities are shrinking doctoral programs because of uncertain federal funding.

Talk to a random member of the public and they're likely to say that people's behavior is getting worse. From brazen shoplifting, to listening to music out loud on public transport, to violence ...

Share on Pinterest Hearing loss may be a sign of declining brain health, but the question is: Why? Image credit: WIN-Initiative/Neleman/Getty Images A new study finds ...

A new report from the IEA describes how higher decline rates for unconventional oil means that the amount of oil production that needs to be replaced annually has grown from 3.9 mb/d per year in 2010 ...

Regular volunteering or helping others outside the home can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by 15-20%. In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Steve Vernon, FSA, helps retirees make their money last for life. Many pre-retirees and retirees appropriately worry about market ...

Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease differs substantially from one person to the next and is not well predicted by existing medical tests. Among people with preclinical Alzheimer's disease who ...

A forward-looking gauge of the U.S. economy declined in December, the third consecutive month in which it dropped, the Conference Board said on Thursday. The business organization’s leading indicators ...