December 28, 2015 Carl Zimmer Throughout the day, a clock ticks inside our bodies. It rouses us in the morning and makes us sleepy at night. It raises and lowers our body temperature and at the right times, and regulates…
The Wisdom of the Aged By JOHN LELAND December 25, 2015 Ping Wong, 90. “Time is short, I know,” she said the other day. “No matter how much time I have I will laugh. The everyday activities I do will make myself…
December 18, 2015 Paula Span THE NEW OLD AGE “Imagine that your doctor has prescribed you these medications,” the researchers told the older adults, aged 55 to 74, who were participating in an experiment at several Chicago health centers. “Please…
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The cause of essential tremor remains a mystery, though it seems to run in families.
Most companies maintain that drug prices should be be based on research, development and production costs, but Dr. Neumann and Dr. Cohen suggested that drug prices should reflect the value they provide, considering such factors as health benefits and cost-effectiveness.
November 6, 2015 Paula Span THE NEW OLD AGE Over many years, the 77-year-old patient has managed to control his Type 2 diabetes. Thanks in part to daily doses of a drug that reduces blood sugar, his glucose level is…
When a group of researchers asked which of these diseases involved the greatest health care costs in the last five years of life, the answer they found might seem surprising. The most expensive, by far, was dementia.
Entrepreneurs are hard at work developing platforms, apps, sites and devices meant to help older adults manage their health, live independently and maintain family and social connections, all laudable goals.
Mrs. Rosen recognizes that she has been fortunate. Her mother and other relatives lived into their 90s, and Mrs. Rosen, who has survived breast cancer, hopes she can, too, “because there’s still a lot I’d like to do.”