Researchers have discovered that microscopic structural changes in the aging heart may help prevent irregular heartbeats. The discovery challenges the idea that all age-related heart changes are ...

From babies who cry through the night to teens who sleep all morning to older adults who just can’t seem to catch any z’s, sleep patterns and the amount of sleep you need change throughout our lives.

Breathing changes with age occur so gradually that most people fail to recognize them until well advanced. The respiratory system undergoes predictable alterations beginning around age 30, with ...

At the age of about 90, Nettie London started complaining to her assisted living facility about the quantity of garlic put in just about every food served. It was, she was told, because a lot of ...

Graying hair or wrinkles tend to be the most common concerns for people as they age, but there are more important changes that are often overlooked. An increased risk of falling and urinary ...

Virginia Tech Professor Steven Poelzing (at right) led a study published in the journal JACC Clinical Electrophysiology that challenges the idea that all age-related changes in the heart are harmful.