Social isolation has been linked to a wide range of health problems, as well as a shorter lifespan in humans and other animals. In fact, during a US Senate hearing on aging issues this spring, a representative for the Gerontological Society of America urged lawmakers to support programs that help older adults stay connected to their communities, stating that social isolation is a “silent killer that places people at higher risk for a variety of poor health outcomes.”

As people grow older, those who are securely attached to God are more likely to have a sense of well-being — and the more frequently they pray, the greater that feeling, according to a Baylor University study. However, those who feel more distant from God do not receive the same benefit.

Is 70 the new 60?  A new Stony Brook University-led study published in PLOS ONE uses new measures of aging to scientifically illustrate that one’s actual age is not necessarily the best measure of human aging itself, but rather aging should be based on the number of years people are likely to live in a given country in the 21st Century.

A father’s resources, relationships and parenting beliefs affect how he spends time with his children and financially provides for his family, finds a study led by NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, indicates new research by a Michigan State University scholar.

People who attend services at a church, synagogue, temple or mosque are less stressed and live longer, according to new research from Vanderbilt University.

In Greek mythology, Narcissus was a gorgeous hunter, born of a river god and a nymph. However, he was prideful and too caught up in his looks. One day while hunting, a nymph named Echo was enamored with him and approached him, but Narcissus rudely pushed her away.

Consider these scenarios. You’re focused on an important project at work and your phone rings. It’s your spouse.

Neighborhoods with greater poverty and disorganization may play a greater role in problem drinking than the availability of bars and stores that sell hard liquor, a University of Washington-led study has found.

This spring, more than 17,000 high school seniors (out of 102,000 applicants), were offered admission to UCLA for the fall of 2017. For these young men and women who beat those odds, along with their college-admitted cohorts around the country, it was no doubt a giddy moment, the first time leaving home, the first step toward independence and their future.