Whole wheat bread is higher in fiber and nutrients like magnesium and potassium, making it a great choice for fullness and ...

A vaguely familiar chap keeps showing up at my house every morning and evening, seven days a week, without fail. I look in the mirror and see a cross between my father and myself. A part of me is ...

People live longer today than ever. This phenomenon presents numerous opportunities to study and serve the worldwide aging population. Whether your interest is in healthcare, social services, business ...

The declining birth rate has been a major topic of discussion, with governments all over the world trying to find ways to reverse it. There is a constantly evolving discussion about the causes of the ...

As the population of the United States grows older, a new study warns that the country lacks the infrastructure and policy direction to meet the needs of its aging citizens. The research by ...

The economic impact of changes in population growth rates and age structure can dramatically shift as countries transition from high to low rates of mortality and fertility. Initially, mortality ...

Driven by aging Baby Boomers — members of the dynamic generation born from 1946 to 1964 — the number of Americans ages 65 and older will more than double over the next 40 years, reaching 80 million in ...

New numbers from the Census Bureau show the U.S. population is older than it’s ever been, with the nation’s median age over 38. William Brangham spoke with Philip Bump and Wendy Edelberg about how an ...

The American economy is booming and robust. Just look at the chart below, which shows that the overall unemployment rate — the share of people within the labor force who are without work but are ...

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says his country is on the brink of catastrophe. Japan is by some measures the oldest nation in the world, with 29.1% of people over 65. Deaths far outpace births ...