Key Takeaways Fear of aging often relates to change, loss, and worries about physical decline, independence, and ...

My 91-year-old grandfather, whom I hadn't seen in nine years, sat on the couch sadly looking at me. With his frail, shaky voice he told me about his physical ailments -- his diminishing sight with his ...

People who make your life more difficult may be aging you faster, according to recent research. In the study, published last month in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found ...

Q. One would think that as we get older and with our years of experience, our stress would lessen. For many of us, our children are grown up and independent, we have some retirement savings, and many ...

Social workers who work with the elderly have many riveting and moving stories to tell about people’s lived experiences and their joys and sorrows. However, as professionals, they are required to ...

While self-esteem does tend to improve as people get older, studies show that it often peaks around middle age. Life transitions can take a toll on one's sense of self, and aging comes with some ...

“You’re not a bad daughter,” I told my patient, a grown woman with children of her own. Her body shook as she sobbed. Her 87-year-old mother was in failing health, living in an upscale assisted-living ...

A recent study shows that interacting with "hasslers" who "create problems or make life more difficult" can contribute to faster biological aging Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has ...

Each additional “hassler” in one’s life may add approximately nine months to biological age Researchers also claim that family members seem to have the most pronounced effects on aging, while marital ...