According to the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, more than 34 percent of seniors take medications prescribed by more than one physician and 72 percent...

Brain Cells Found to Control Aging

Summary: A new Nature study reports hypothalamic neural stem cell decline accelerates as a result of aging. Introducing new stem cells into the brains of old mice slowed and reversed various measures of aging.

How Meditation Protects the Aging Brain from Decline

A string of recent research suggests regular meditation practice may boost mental flexibility and focus, offering...

Urban Farming Gets New York City Council Attention

Our cellphones language hasn’t caught up with who we are, so Senior Planet came up with a starter set of emoji for elders. How many of these resonate?

We recently received this copy of the menu, from 1929, when Hamilton House was a Hotel, from a woman who found it while sorting through her grandmother's papers.    We thought we would share it here -- check out the price point on these meals ... after the jump

Here's a new strategy for Aging well --- AGE UP, it works for Natasha Lyonne!  Anyone out there use this gambit -- 65 passing for 90 and dining out on the compliments?!?