The elderly keep telling us: “Be positive, think positive. See how your life changes.” Turns out they need their advice more urgently than we do. A new wave of research is shedding light on how ...

More than 83% of older adults in the “early transition period”, or the the initial two to four weeks after transitioning from home to a nursing home, exhibited negative attitudes towards aging, ...

A new study links repetitive negative thinking (RNT) to poorer cognitive function in older Chinese adults, raising questions about how certain thought patterns may impact brain health. Researchers ...

A recent study published in Comprehensive Psychiatry provides evidence that adults experiencing clinical depression tend to process information differently, often paying more attention to negative ...

Age is one of the first things we recognize about a person—along with gender and race. In today's society, ageism remains one of the most pervasive yet often-overlooked forms of discrimination.

Polypharmacy, commonly defined as taking five or more medications daily, is a significant health care concern impacting over 30% of older adults. It is associated with poor health outcomes like falls, ...