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How to keep your brain healthy as you age

A new advisory from the American Heart Association outlines seven steps for preventing age-related cognitive decline and vascular dementia.

What It's Like to Have a Heart Attack in Your 30s

"I felt like I aged 40 years practically overnight."

Why America’s Fathers Aren’t Living Up to Expectations

We must encourage more dads to be caregivers at home

How Americans' refusal to talk about death hurts the elderly

Our health-care system robs older people of their autonomy.

Study finds dementia rates falling steadily

What Do People REALLY Know About Long-Term Care?

A survey finds that many Americans seem to know very little about long-term care costs.

Why It's Important to Take Your Paid Time Off

The top 6 reasons Americans don't use PTO and what it's costing them.

Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease and What to Expect

First blanking on a grandchild’s name, then accusing a son or daughter of stealing personal belongings, to eventually not recognizing close family members—this is the heart-breaking long goodbye, also known as Alzheimer’s disease.

When Caregiving Isn't For You

I receive a lot of emails from family caregivers. Every heart-felt note is filled with emotion. Some are sad, some are anxious, others are angry or resentful, and still others are proud or even hop…

When it comes to hungry Americans, we’ve lost our heart

Denigrating recipients of food assistance is morally wrong and produces bad policy

Caring for elderly parents catches many unprepared

More than 42 million Americans provide family caregiving for an adult who needs help with daily activities.

Many Older Americans With Heart Failure Take 10 or More Meds

When older people hospitalized for heart failure are sent home, they are often given a whopping 10 medications to take for a variety of conditions. But is this "polypharmacy" practice necessary, or does it just place a bigger burden on already frail patients?

Aspirin: Protects Brain as Well as Heart

Low-dose aspirin may help forestall cognitive decline in elderly women at high cardiovascular risk, Swedish researchers found.

How a Healthy Heart Can Help Lower Risk of Dementia

Lonely Hearts: When Intimacy is Missing for Caregiver Spouses

A sometimes overlooked yet life-altering issue for those caregiving for an aging or ailing spouse is the lack of intimacy that can arise as a result of the caree's illness. We consulted with experts on ways to cope with this sensitive issue.

Can a Healthy Heart Protect Against Dementia?

A healthy heart may mean a healthy brain. Risk factors for heart disease can also lead to some forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease and vascular dementia. Learn which risk factors you need to reduce.

Alzheimer's Drugs May Benefit Heart, Study Finds

Fewer heart attacks, deaths for patients taking cholinesterase inhibitors

Many heart failure patients don’t return to work

A cardiologist weighs in on premature retirement and a study that reveals one in three won't work again.