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Residents Ken Fishman, 81, left, and Esther Wallach, 82, right, hold hands as they wait in line for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the The Palace assisted living facility in Coral Gables, Florida
Lifestyle
Aging expert on living better: ‘Focus on adding life to years rather than years to life’
Four elderly people sit on a park bench.
Health & Medicine
Can we improve the way we age?
Kara Miller meets with Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services patient Louisa Solano to talk about what’s on her iPod.
Music
Can music improve your health?
In a recent study, researchers found that naked mole rats appear to defy the traditional laws of aging.
Health
Looking for the fountain of youth? Try looking in the tunnels inhabited by naked mole rats
Although there are several drinks based on bourbon, many enthusiasts prefer the alcohol straight in a glass on the rocks.
Food
Master distiller provides insight into the ‘Old Fashioned’ science of making bourbon
Edible dormouse
Medicine
The edible dormouse has evolved in such a way as to forestall aging
Japanese Yasutaro Koide, 112, receives the Guinness World Records certificate as he is formally recognized as the world's oldest man. He lives in a nursing home in Nagoya, in central Japan.
Health
Japan is home to the world’s oldest population — and the world’s oldest man
Nose
Science
What your sense of smell tells you about your health
White mouse
Environment
Researchers may have found the fountain of youth — for mice
Arts, Culture & Media
The strange science of immortality
Courtesy of The Center for an Urban Future
Lifestyle & Belief
For New York City’s aging immigrants, it can be hard to create a community
Business, Economics and Jobs
U.S. workforce grows older as workers postpone retirement
Business, Economics and Jobs
Economist says the American retirement system has failed
Business, Economics and Jobs
Should you save for your children’s college education?
Science Note: Why We Get Bathtub Wrinkles
Health & Medicine
American Life Expectancy Varies Widely by County
Should We Bring Back Mandatory Retirement?
Surprising Tips for Living Longer
Emerging Science Note/Long Life
Emerging Science Note/Long Life
Business, Economics and Jobs
Is it time to cut your aging parents loose?
Business, Economics and Jobs
Should you save for your kid’s college or your own retirement?
Arts, Culture & Media
Approaching the American age of centenarians
Business, Economics and Jobs
Americans waiting longer to retire
Global Politics
The Takeaway’s Roundtable: Senior Health Care
Arts, Culture & Media
Super-centenarians
Business, Economics and Jobs
Poverty and poor health