Kim Jin-oh, vice chief of the Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population Policy, attends a press conference at ...

Red deer may become less sociable as they grow old to reduce the risk of picking up diseases, while older house sparrows seem to have fewer social interactions as their peers die off, according to new ...

For the first time in human history, we have entered an era in which reaching old age is taken for granted. Unlike in ages past, when living to an older age was a luxury afforded mainly to the ...

The United States is lagging behind dozens of nations in its preparation for dealing with its aging population. The U.S. ranks 24 among 143 countries when it comes to ensuring seniors' well-being, ...

The Covid-19 pandemic would be a wake-up call for America, advocates for the elderly predicted: incontrovertible proof that the nation wasn’t doing enough to care for vulnerable older adults. The ...

To address these questions, the National Academies organized a symposium called “The Grand Challenges of Our Aging Society,” held in Washington, DC, on May 28-29, 2009. Presentations in the fields of ...

Japan is facing an aging crisis—today, one in four people are aged 65 or older, and by 2030, that figure will rise to one in three. As the nation grapples with the challenges of a super-aging society, ...

Pope Leo visits the Santa Marta Home for the Elderly in Castel Gandolfo on July 21, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.) Listen ROME – When he addressed an international congress on the pastoral care of the ...

Society’s modern seniors are challenging outdated perceptions of aging. As those older than 65 are projected to outnumber those under 18 for the first time in U.S. history by 2035, today’s older ...

Why should capital take any interest in people who are no longer a source of profit? This article originally appeared at TomDispatch.com. To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to ...

Biologists group animals with similar traits into broad categories called orders. Despite their similarities, animal species ...