Alzheimer's Disease and Aging
Dr. Andrew Leuchter, Director of Adult Psychiatry at UCLA, talks about the way Alzheimer's disease sometimes presents itself as people age. Dr. Leuchter also discusses the impact of the illness, particularly when the afflicted individual has lost pa...
Genetics and Aging
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, talks about the link between genetics and aging. Dr. Hamer focuses on some of the more serious problems associated with age, in particular, Alzheimer's ...
Age Happens: Assisted Living
Problems with declining health or increasing disability can make it difficult for the elderly to manage on their own. About 1 in 5 elderly people need help performing daily living activities. The Over 60 Health Center in East Oakland provides assist...
Age Happens: Chronic Conditions of Aging
In an ideal world, all of our diseases and problems would be compressed into the very last few years of life. But the reality is that people tend to get more chronic illnesses as they grow older. In this segment several chronic conditions that affec...
Families Today and Tomorrow: Aging in America
Since 1900, average life expectancy in the United States has nearly doubled, going from 47 years to about 78 ears for males and 82 years for females. In most cases, the quality of life has increased along with the quantity, but growing older still...
Growing Older: Aging and the Loss of Independence
In some cases, owing to either physical or mental issues, elderly adults are forced to accept an often painful loss of independence.
Growing Older: Longevity Revolution, The
In the last hundred years, the average life expectancy in the United States has increased by nearly sixty percent. This has been called by some the "longevity revolution."
Growing Older: Planning for the End of Life
As the end of life draws near, family members may be called on to make difficult decisions. This can be especially traumatic if their loved one hasn't previously made his or her wishes known.
Growing Older: Grief Lifters Support Group
Grief Lifters is a support group that helps seniors cope with the loss of loved ones by encouraging them to express their feelings, both verbally and in writing.
Growing Older: Physical Challenges of Living Longer
Americans are living longer than they did in the past and managing to largely remain productive in the process. But there are certain challenges that do inevitably occur during the aging process.