Using digital devices appears to lower the risk of cognitive impairment in older adults by 58%, according to meta-analysis findings by researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Baylor ...

Older adults over the age of 65 received less frequent pain assessments, and had lower pain scores and less variance in pain scores after a traumatic event compared to younger adults, a new study ...

The first generation that has been exposed consistently to digital technology has reached the age where symptoms of dementia tend to emerge. Some have claimed that digital technology could negatively ...

Cognitive struggles are climbing across the U.S., especially among young and economically disadvantaged adults. Rates of self-reported cognitive disability nearly doubled in people under 40 between ...

While parents are worrying about the amount of screen time their children are spending on devices such as smart phones and tablets, another group of people might benefit from using technology more — ...

Four times as many children have been diagnosed with autism in the past two decades amid improved awareness and screening and evolving definitions. A new study suggests diagnoses have increased at a ...

A new study reveals significant improvements in the health of older adults when compared to previous generations. A new study from the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center at the Mailman School of ...