OldAge

Yesterday, I heard gerontologist Ken Dychtwald talk about relying on family to take care of you when you're old. He was reporting on a survey for long-term care insurer Genworth, confirming what I would have guessed -- most people would rather die than be dependent on a family member to wipe their...

Medical journal The Lancet reported a story that's been widely covered by major news outlets: According to The Lancet, more than half of all babies born in the U.S. (and other industrialized countries) since 2000 will live to be 100 years old. Once a milestone only a handful of seniors reached,...

If you're age 60 or over and daunted by the prospect of having to work again, or just as bad, the idea of putting off retiring indefinitely, then a new movie might provide a little goose.The documentary Gotta Dance chronicles the first season of the NETSationals, New Jersey Nets' cheerleading team....