A comprehensive study of nearly 70,000 middle-aged and older Chinese adults reveals that moderate physical activity provides the greatest benefits for healthy aging, with high activity showing added ...

The United States is a rapidly aging country. By the year 2050, nearly 1 in 4 Americans will be 65 or older, and many will ...

Physical therapy can play an important role in healthy aging by helping older adults maintain the physical strength necessary for independence. In traditional terms, physical therapy is a resource ...

A class of drug commonly used to treat everything from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to depression has now been linked to accelerating the loss of mobility in older age. This adds a new ...

Consistent exercise linked to reduced phenotypic age acceleration, highlighting the importance of tailored physical activity for healthy aging in type 2 diabetes. Study: Dose response of leisure time ...

Retirement marks the start of a new chapter in life. For many, it’s a time of leisure, travel, and spending more time with loved ones. This freedom, however, comes with a responsibility to maintain ...

“Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor ...

The field of integrative physiology is increasingly uncovering the complex roles that stress, anxiety and fear memory play in ...

The fact is, we all age. Somewhere along the way, we got off track and forgot just how beautiful, healthy aging can be. That doesn't mean that changes to our physical appearance aren't jarring, ...

Experts predict the active aging population will make physical therapy one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States over the next decade. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates ...