Research into neurobiological mechanisms of spiritual interventions is still limited by a small number of interventions and small sample sizes. Recent studies using clinical tools and functional ...

As the author ages, his perspective on life, vision, and understanding others' experiences changes, offering new insights.

For many older adults, faith plays a central role in daily life — but not for everyone. How to navigate differing beliefs when supporting loved ones facing health challenges.

Aging creeps up on us. We are going about our lives, accomplishing and doing, and then all of a sudden, we find that we are receiving Medicare. Most are unprepared.

Researchers argue that neurologists should integrate spiritual assessment into care to help patients with Parkinson’s and dementia find meaning.

Here’s a joke about aging well, with a punch line we can use. A human dies after a long and happy life and arrives at Heaven. The Keeper of the Pearly Gates asks, “What took you so long to get here?” ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (ABC 4) — On Real Possibilities with AARP, reverends Ep vanderBerg and Dick Hertel discuss how and why spirituality tends to develop for aging seniors seeking community and ...

The final illness and death of Pope Francis this past spring reintroduced a number of questions that have arisen during modern papacies. Specifically, these often deal with a pope’s ability to carry ...

More than 2 in 5 adults 35 and older (44%) have a positive view of aging, and these attitudes remain largely consistent across age groups. Rather than becoming more negative with age, views about ...

"I avoid religious language as much as possible because I have found that, although it may be helpful for the ingroup, it often activates a sense of intergroup division and difference." It seems that ...