There is a reason to life.

Many people may believe in this expression, but for Marie Rosenberg, 85, she lives it every day.

Cribbett opted for a relatively new procedure to solve these problems: a surgical procedure called dental implants. Dentists started using implants around 1965, and the popularity and advancement of the technology continues to increase.

Taylor isn’t taking tai chi only for the benefits of relaxation — he’s in the class because he is doing his best to beat Parkinson’s disease. While reading one of his Parkinson’s publications, he found an article touting the benefits of tai chi. Right away, he decided to try it out.

While aging brings a bounty of undeniable gifts, age spots may not be considered one of them. The telltale spots, which range in color from light brown or gray to darker shades, often appear on the face, neck, chest or the backs of hands as we get older.

Don’t have time to work out? We asked eight fitness pros for creative, real-life ways to make time to sweat.

Could that pain in your abdomen be a hernia? We tend to think of hernia largely as a male health problem, but it affects women, too.

Hagley Museum and Library recognizes sixty-six dedicated volunteers who will receive the President’s Service Award for their contributions in 2011.

One of my earliest childhood memories is that of a curly brown-haired fellow with an impish grin coming to our house to see my older sister Ginny.

Nit-pickers are people who “find fault with (someone or something) in a manner that is finicky or petty.” There’s a sizable dose of nit-picker in most copy editors.

Rockland Place resident Carleton Conrad, who turned 100 this year, recently visited with kindergarten students of St. Mary Magdalen School in Wilmington. The students were celebrating 100 days of school with their program, "100 Days Smarter," and invited Mr. Conrad to share 100 years of wisdom with the class. 

Q: A psychiatrist has diagnosed my elderly mother with bipolar disorder or bipolar depression. Can you explain what that is?

Between 2000 and 2010, the number of Delawareans 65 and older increased by more than 24,000. In New Castle County alone, there was a 45 percent jump in the number of Delawareans over 80. By the year 2025, one in four Delaware residents will be 60 and older.

Rockland Place, located at 1519 Rockland Road near the AI Dupont Children's Hospital, has a lot of love to be found within its walls!  Just in time for St. Valentine's Day, a group of 25 residents spent time with students from St. Mary Magdalen School to play games and tackle this month's subject, "What is love?"

It isn’t often you get to meet someone living in your backyard who has also lived through both World Wars.

Fern Hadley, who celebrated her 101st birthday Dec. 28, is also the oldest resident at Regal Healthcare Center in Hockessin.

Here’s something that might keep you awake at night: According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drowsy drivers account for more than 100,000 crashes each year, including more than 1,500 fatalities.

Four years ago, Sunrise Senior Living planned to build an Assisted Living and Retirement Community on the corner of Limestone Road and Paper Mill Road in Hockessin. But with the economic downturn, Sunrise backed out of the project in 2009 andgave its entire development package, including all drawings and engineering work, to the property owners, the Naudain and Malloy families. Now, the families have entered into an agreement with Vantage Point, a retirement living community planner headquartered in Chester County, Pa.

Bill rushed outside, and off in the distance was Pearl Harbor. Japanese aircraft were zoning in on their targets, bombs were dropping and fireballs and thick, black smoke were rising into the air. It was all happening so fast.

Mildred Fertig, a resident at Rockland Place, has enjoyed painting since she was very young. But now, with late stage dementia, her memories of one of her favorite past times seemed long gone.

That was until Donna Teleis, a certified Art Without Boundaries therapist brought the innovative program to Rockland in June of 2011.

When men get old, they try to bring new life to old things. Whether it is restoring Model T cars or Chris-Craft speed boats, there comes a time when men seem driven by some Paleolithic instinct to recreate their youth and honor their past.