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Harvard Health has a number of reports about the aging process to help older adults make the most out of the golden years. Aging research topics covered include everything from improving memory to living independently in your later years. Browse our publications on aging below.
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A Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
Have you noticed memory problems piling up in ways that affect daily life in yourself or someone you love? Do you find yourself struggling to follow a conversation or find the right word, becoming confused in new places, or botching tasks that once came easily? About 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease, and estimates suggest it will affect 7.7 million by 2030. Already, it is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. This Special Health Report includes in-depth... Learn more »
A Guide to Women's Health: Fifty and forward
Midlife can be a woman’s halftime celebration. Not only can it be an opportunity to reflect on and rejoice in the life you’ve lived, but it is also a good time to plan your strategy for the future. This report will help you determine the conditions for which you are at greatest risk and do your best to avoid them. It will also help you to better manage chronic conditions that may erode your quality of life, and to deal with physical changes that are more bothersome than serious. It is... Learn more »
Exercise: A program you can live with
What can improve your mood, boost your ability to fend off infection, and lower your risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and colon cancer? The answer is regular exercise. It may seem too good to be true, but it's not. Hundreds of studies demonstrate that exercise helps you feel better and live longer. This report answers many important questions about physical activity. It will also help guide you through starting and maintaining an exercise program that suits your abilities... Learn more »
Heal Your Aching Back
80% percent of the world’s population suffers from back pain at some point in their lives. In Heal Your Aching Back, Dr. Jeffrey Katz, M.D., M.Sc., a leading back specialist at Harvard Medical School, unravels the perplexities of back pain that have led to diagnostic discrepancies and mixed-message treatment for back pain sufferers. Learn more »
Healthy Eating: A guide to the new nutrition
Eat real food. That’s the essence of today’s nutrition message. Our knowledge of nutrition has come full circle, back to eating food that is as close as possible to the way nature made it. Based on a solid foundation of current nutrition science, Harvard’s Special Health Report Healthy Eating: A guide to the new nutrition describes how to eat for optimum health. Learn more »
Healthy Women, Healthy Lives: A Guide to Preventing Disease, from the Landmark Nurses' Health Study
Healthy Women, Healthy Lives provides women with information obtained from the landmark Nurses' Health Study at Harvard Medical School — as well as data from other significant women's health research — so that they can achieve and maintain good health throughout their lives. Learn more »
Hearing Loss: A guide to prevention and treatment
If you think you might need a hearing checkup, you probably do. This Special Health Report describes the causes and cures for hearing loss. You’ll learn about the latest advances in hearing aid technology and find out which kind of hearing device may be best for you. This report contains in-depth information on the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss. You'll learn how to prevent hearing loss and preserve the hearing you have now. Learn more »
Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health
Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health is a unique and indispensable guide to optimal health during menopause — the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on hormone therapy and alternative treatments, written by a highly respected expert in the field and a champion of women’s health. Learn more »
Improving Memory: Understanding age-related memory loss
By age 60, more than half of adults have concerns about their memory. However, minor memory lapses that occur with age are not usually signs of a serious neurological disorder, such as Alzheimer’s disease, but rather the result of normal changes in the structure and function of the brain. This report describes age-related changes and other causes of memory impairment — and how to distinguish between them. Learn more »
Living Better, Living Longer: The secrets of healthy aging
As you look ahead, what do you envision? If you’re like most people, you are probably eager to stay healthy and enjoy your life in the most vibrant, vigorous way possible. We designed Living Better, Living Longer to help you avoid or slow the onset and course of common health woes of aging, such as heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's disease, and sight and hearing disorders. Its pages pose and answer many questions about aging. Learn more »
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