Aging: Growing Older Is Found to Hurt Decision Making
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As they grow older, even people who seem perfectly on top of things may have trouble making good decisions, a new study suggests.
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A long life can bring trouble, if you're not ready for it.
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NEW YORK, Jan 15 (Reuters Life!) - Some elderly adults may be more susceptible to fraud because of changes in their brain that affect judgment and decision-making, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Budget cuts and old habits may interfere with good intentions.
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NEW YORK  - People who stay just as active  after age 70 as they did before are less likely to experience  age-related declines in mental functioning, new study findings  suggest.
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NEW YORK  - People 65 years of age or older may think twice about having weight loss surgery, according to a surgeon who performs this operation and has studied the outcome.
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Brain researchers have a new argument against executing teenagers: they are not yet wired for adult decision making.
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The Motley Fool - You're younger than 40 years old and are overwhelmed by the myriad financial questions you have. When you do make a choice, you doubt the wisdom of your ways. You, according to a survey by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc., are a "worrier."
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Researchers find that weight gain in middle-age occurs in two distinct phases.
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For people with more years of schooling, a new study suggests that once the effects of dementia begin, they move more rapidly.
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NEW YORK, Jan 30 (Reuters Life!) - Older people are able to take bad news more in their stride than their children or grandchildren which can make them more risky gamblers as losses don't scare them, according to a U.S. study.
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Researchers have found a 'bottleneck' in the brain that appears to explain why we struggle to do two things at once.
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NEW YORK  - A study of elderly men shows that the higher their cumulative exposure to lead in everyday life, the lower were their scores on a variety of cognitive tests -- and the worse the deterioration over time.
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Two large studies, one focusing on women and the other on men, found that elderly people who walk are more likely to maintain cognitive function.
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By Kathleen Doheny, HealthDay Reporter    Study finds hypertension erodes cognitive ability in those of all ages    HealthDayNews -- For years, experts have known that high blood pressure is related to poor cognitive performance in older adults and can lead to adverse changes in the brain.    Now, researchers report that young adults with high blood pressure are just as susceptible to decreased mental function as are older people are...
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Researchers find that while you will slow down as you age, you may be able to stave off more of the deterioration than you thought.
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People have more trouble choosing between bad alternatives than good ones, a new consumer research study finds.