More racially diverse than any previous cohort in their seventies, the early Boomers (born 1946-1955) are also credited by William Frey with ushering in unprecedented social changes since the 1960s: advancing civil rights and women’s empowerment, starting a...
Although the number of cases of old-age dementia has risen with the increasing size of the elderly population, recent research suggests that dementia risk among seniors has declined in the US, Canada, England, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark over the past two...
New research findings published in the *NEJM* indicate that the risk of dementia has been decreasing over the past 3 decades for Americans with at least a high school education. Some connect this trend to the adoption of healthier lifestyles. Others worry that...
In Mexico, as in most countries, improvements in health care, living standards, and nutrition increased life expectancy – by four to five years per decade from 1940 to 2000. However from 2000 to 2010, Mexico’s average life expectancy has remained nearly...
Most of the care given to older Americans who live in their own homes is provided by (unpaid) family members. The Feb. 2016 issue of Today’s Research on Aging looks at the impact of this caregiving on families, especially in light of the increasing share of the...