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This sneaky sign of dementia can show up a decade before other symptoms
November 19, 2024 | 3:29pmNearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia, which gradually destroys memory, thinking skills and the capacity to perform basic tasks.
Eating this snack every day may lower your risk of dementia — even better if you follow 2 rules
November 8, 2024 | 3:35pmNearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia.
Nursing home releases bizarre job listing to bring 'sexy back' to elderly patients
October 30, 2024 | 10:50amMars Recruitment uploaded several ads to Seek on Tuesday for clinical nurse manager positions available at an unnamed aged care not-for-profit provider — with the headline “bringing sexy back to...
Oldest living Yankee, 100-year-old Art Schallock, predicts World Series outcome — and gushes about DiMaggio
October 26, 2024 | 2:45pmThe oldest living Yankee is having a ball watching his team in the World Series.
Teen miscreant pummels man, 67, who confronted him for hanging out in front of NYC building: cops
October 24, 2024 | 6:31pmThe boy, believed to be between 15 and 17 years old, was loitering outside a building at East 65 Street and York Avenue around 11:45 a.m. Sept. 30 when the...
Spunky 101-year-old woman has uplifting advice after she took up new, unusual hobby to cope with daughter's death
October 20, 2024 | 3:57pmA tough-as-nails 101-year-old Brooklyn woman took up coloring to cope with grief after her daughter’s death — and is churning out the detail-oriented art despite being blind in one eye.
Son's hilarious obituary for dad goes viral: 'He is God's problem now'
October 16, 2024 | 4:31pmYou'll be dying to read this.
How lonely seniors can thrive on their own as 'solo aging' becomes more common than ever
October 16, 2024 | 2:18pmAs the population continues to get older, more adults are becoming solo agers during their golden years.
Hochul bows to health-worker union's $12B senior-care power play that could bust NY's budget
October 8, 2024 | 8:37pmGov. Hochul’s overhaul of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program reached a milestone last week when she named a Georgia-based company as the winning bidder to be the program’s statewide...
An airline flagged my oversized carryon bag — but young, hot passengers with the same luggage were let on
October 4, 2024 | 1:22pmShe felt like they benefited from pretty privilege.
What will these music icons look like at 85? A group of seniors hilariously re-created a series of album covers
October 3, 2024 | 8:33pmLook what you made them do.
Callous assailant busted for knocking out NYC woman, 81, in sucker-punch attack
October 3, 2024 | 7:26pmHansel Esparragoza, 37 – a Staten Island resident with 21 prior arrests – was charged with felony assault in the Sept. 13 caught-on-video evening attack on 81-year-old Geula Freeman at...
NYC company develops simple swab test that can tell how well you're aging
October 1, 2024 | 12:15amMost biochemical tests that predict a person's biological age rely on blood DNA, but Tally Health's CheekAge is a non-invasive cheek swab.
This is the best retirement town in the US, according to a new report
September 30, 2024 | 5:37pmThe ideal place to spend one’s sunset years is a highly subjective matter, but this town is the best place to retire in America.
I'm a 64-year-old grandmother with a much lower biological age — these are my hacks for looking young
September 30, 2024 | 1:36pmMillionaire biohackers may have more money, but granny’s got the goods.
Granny gamer, 88, became a viral sensation —but after a decade, she’s had enough
September 24, 2024 | 2:15pmShirley Curry, known online as the video game streamer "Skryim Grandma," announced she is calling it quits from publically playing the mythical game after over a decade.
Sex-crazed seniors are responsible for an 'alarming' STI epidemic — here are the horniest states
September 19, 2024 | 5:09pmSomeone give Grandpa a box of condoms, already.
Heartless NYC muggers throw 88-year-old woman to ground, leaving her with fractures and damaged teeth: cops
September 17, 2024 | 7:02pmThe 88-year-old victim was walking on 50th Street near Fifth Avenue in Sunset Park around 4 p.m. Sunday when the violent pair – a man and woman – approached her,...
This could increase your risk of Alzheimer's disease more than anything: study
September 6, 2024 | 12:01amNearly 7 million Americans have been diagnosed with dementia — Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of the syndrome.
Bitcoin ATM fraudsters scam seniors out of $110M: report
August 31, 2024 | 7:15pmBitcoin ATM scammers are targeting senior citizens, duping them out of thousands of dollars in a fraud scheme that often starts with what seems like a customer service phone call.