Remember the days when the most high-tech thing in your doctor’s office was a rolling stool that made that satisfying “whoosh” sound? Well, times are changing. While we’ve been busy figuring out how to get the TV remote to talk to the soundbar, medical science has been giving the humble [...]
If you’ve ever found yourself standing in the middle of the kitchen wondering why on earth you walked in there, you’re not alone. We’ve all been told that the secret to staying sharp as we age is to lace up our sneakers and hit the pavement. But let’s be honest: [...]
It’s that time of year again—the weekend when a mysterious, invisible thief creeps into our homes and steals exactly sixty minutes of our lives. While losing an hour of sleep might have been an easy trade-off for a late night out in our twenties, at this stage of the game, [...]
If you’ve spent any time lately negotiating with your knees just to get out of a low sofa, you know that “planned obsolescence” isn’t just for iPhones—it apparently applies to human joints, too. But a recent breakthrough from Stanford Medicine suggests that we might finally be able to cancel those [...]
Remember the good old days when “pulling an all-nighter” was a badge of honor? These days, for most of us over 50, an “all-nighter” is just successfully navigating a 3:00 AM trip to the bathroom without stubbing a toe. When we talk about sleep, we usually focus on quantity (the [...]
Getting older has its perks—senior discounts, finally knowing how to use the “mute” button on a Zoom call, and the wisdom to stop caring what people think. But one thing that doesn’t get a “pass” as we cruise past 50 is our heart. While the standard cholesterol panel is a [...]
