Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech on economic outlook and monetary and fiscal policy before the committee on the budget, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., Jan. 7, 2011
Glasses that could change their prescriptions electronically could make bifocals obsolete.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan laid out plans to revive the economy in 2011 in his New Year remarks. While his proposals may boost some sectors of the economy, they miss the point.
Baby Boomers, who have already received $2.4-trillion in inheritances, are poised to inherit another $8.4-trillion from their parents and grandparents, according to a study authored by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College for the MetLife Mature Market Institute.
Swiss drug maker Novartis will pay $12.9 billion to buy the remaining shares of Alcon it doesn't already own to broaden its presence in the booming eye-care market, which is expected to outgrow the pharmaceuticals market in coming years.
Though a change of guard at the Saudi oil ministry looks more certain than otherwise, the fact that Iran will assume the revolving chairmanship of the OPEC next month can potentially impact the timing of Saudi Arabia's long-serving oil minister Ali al-Naimi's retirement.
While it may make some strategic sense for Yahoo and AOL to combine some of their operations, she sees little hope for the resulting merged entity to mount a challenge against the reigning monarch of the search-engine market, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG).
For the first time, a private company has successfully launched a spacecraft to orbit and returned it to Earth.
Jane Fonda 71, Susan Sarandon 64, Sigourney Weaver 61, Charlotte Rampling 64, and 60-year-old Amanda Lear say aging has had no bearing on their everyday lives in the latest issue of V magazine which is focusing on Who Cares about Aging.
The Beatles are said to be on board the iTunes store following a teasing message on Apple homepage and media reports suggesting a deal.
Dear Sam: I read your column last week titled Baby Boomers Beware and it really spoke to me. Having been laid off earlier this year I entered the job search arena knowing very little about conducting a 21st century search, let alone constructing a résumé. As a 55-year-old candidate, I found it difficult to present my value without telling my audience how old I was.
Experts at PIMCO, which has the world's largest bond fund, said inflation is a medium and long term concern and investors should therefore consider purchasing more inflation-sensitive assets.
British scientists have developed a new way of joining and rebuilding molecules and used it to refine the anti-wrinkle treatment Botox in an effort to improve its use for Parkinson's, cerebral palsy and chronic migraine.
Progeria is a rare genetic disorder - only 65 cases in the world - where a child's aging process is accelerated and he or she dies of aging related disease like stroke and heart attack. Life expectancy is about 13 years.
Mild memory problems in older people are often excused as senior moments, but a new study has found the same changes in the brain that cause severe dementia may also be responsible for those memory lapses.
China will have an aging population problem comparable to that of Japan and Western Europe in 30 years or so with perhaps important implications for elderly care and manufacturing.
Australian researchers have discovered a new protein called OTUB1 that is responsible for blocking DNA repair in cell and help spread a broad range of cancers.
A recent survey reveals Australians experience a great fear of losing mental independence as they get older.
Those scary studies keep on coming: The latest one from the Employee Benefit Research Institute drives home the same message as many others: Americans won't have enough money for retirement.
Women who are physically active at any point over the life course (teenage, age 30, age 50, late life) have lower risk of cognitive impairment in late-life compared to those who are inactive, but teenage physical activity appears to be most important. This is the key finding of a study of over nine thousand women published today in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Based on the lives of Australia's oldest citizens, the secrets to longevity have been uncovered and shared by Professor Robyn Richmond at the International Federation on Ageing conference, in Melbourne.
Based on data released by the Cosmetic Physicians Society of Australasia (CPSA), expenditure for treatments such as anti-wrinkle injections and laser hair removal over 12 months till March 31 was up 30 per cent compared to the same duration early 2009.
