Human behaviors shift. Policies change. New technology arrives and evolves. All those changes and more are hard to predict, and they affect tomorrow’s costs.

Lonely older adults live fewer years than non-lonely peers—and they're less active and in poorer health, a new study shows.

Assisted living communities can improve the quality of life for residents with dementia when they treat them as individuals and include them in activities.

When offered early on, palliative care improves quality of life, mood, and end-of-life care for patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

"People with dementia emphasize… it is possible to live well with dementia. Occupational therapy is one way to support this goal."

Exercise is good at preventing and treating many forms of heart disease. A new initiative wants to show it can benefit people with and beyond cancer, too.

Smart shrinking towns are losing people but gaining in quality of life measures. So, what's their secret?