When 50 "snuck up on" author Barbara Hannah Grufferman, she interviewed various experts and wrote a how-to guide for the second half of life.
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November, 1 2011
Small study in obese men shows benefits from supplement containing resveratrol.

October, 31 2011
Created by MIT's AgeLab, the suit will help make products and services more user-friendly for an aging population.

September, 21 2011
A preliminary study suggests it reduces crow's feet, but more research is needed.

September, 14 2011
Trying to help a parent from miles away is often harder than being close by, experts say.

August, 30 2011
Satisfaction with sex life increases perceived quality of life and doesn't diminish with age, researchers find.

August, 24 2011
These celebrities, sports figures and other newsmakers are changing the way we think about age.

August, 12 2011
Browse this week's collection of boomer-oriented news that's creating a buzz.

August, 8 2011
Researchers say biological joints now in development could supplant today's artificial ones.

July, 15 2011
Also in the news: 'Gilligan's Island' creator, Netflix hikes and women's World Cup soccer.

July, 13 2011
Director Mike Mills draws upon his own offbeat family story to create an unconventional romantic comedy.

July, 11 2011
But resistance training once a week kept up strength, researchers found.

June, 15 2011
Lance Armstrong, Luke Wilson, Amy Poehler and many others join the ranks of celebrities hitting the Big 4-0 in 2011.

May, 19 2011
The country is becoming older, more diverse, better educated, and more economically unequal.

May, 2 2011
Psychologists Howard S. Friedman and Leslie R. Martin draw upon a landmark study to produce provocative conclusions about the personality and lifestyle factors that lead to a long life.