Recent advances in skin cancer treatments have been making headlines just as I’m coping with an outbreak of troublesome tumors. It’s a coincidence that offers some helpful insight — and some needed perspective.

Is reading better for our aging brains than watching TV?

Lowering levels of “bad” cholesterol has long been viewed as key to treating coronary artery disease, but recent research suggests it may be only a first step.

At a time when the oldest baby boomers are turning 80, nursing homes and other long-term care options are struggling. One emerging model, however, is showing promise.

Anxiety and depression are not uncommon among seniors awaiting surgery, but a recent study suggests that a coordinated-care model involving mental health counseling could ease the path to the operating room — and boost the chances of a healthy recovery.

Recent research suggests the inability to recapture details, which often plagues the aging brain, may be less a sign of looming dementia than the product of a healthy neuroadaptation process.

We often point to a lack of strength training to explain the loss of muscle mass as we age, but recent research suggests that’s only part of the story.