Would you like to double your chances of staying as active, independent, and hot in Cleveland (or wherever!) as Betty White when you’re her age (89)? Want to remember the title of that great book you just downloaded onto your e-reader, or simply where you left your glasses? Our docs have just the Rx for [...]

You are spontaneous, live in the moment, and sometimes even a bit wild and crazy. But going wherever life takes you can make getting to one destination — dreamland — difficult. Yes, we’re talking about sleep problems.  In a new study, researchers found that people who don’t have regularly scheduled times for waking up, getting [...]

Let’s talk about the emotional aftermath of the storm that left tens of thousands of older people on the East Coast without power, bunkered down in their homes, chilled to the bone and out of touch with the outside world.  Let’s name the feelings they may have experienced. Fear. Despair. Hopelessness. Anxiety. Panic.  What do [...]

In a study considered the first of its kind, researchers showed that moderate aerobic exercise can improve memory.  The study focused on older adults who are already experiencing atrophy of the hippocampus, the brain structure involved in all forms of memory formation.