middle age

I'd barely crossed the threshold of middle age. As a journalist, I was invested in staying smart and quick, mistress of my good brain and sardonic tongue.

But almost overnight, I found that I was missing critical information -- the names of people and places, the titles of books and movies.

After a decade-long decrease, U.S. suicide rates have started to rise, largely because of an increase in suicides among middle-aged white men and women.

Most men over 48 and women over 57 should take a daily aspirin pill to reduce the risk of heart attacks, UK researchers say.

Being single when you reach middle age could increase your risk of dementia, a study suggests.

Controlling blood pressure from middle-age onwards may cut the chances of developing dementia, say researchers.