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It's not your imagination: you're a little more clumsy and, yes, your joints do hurt more after a rigorous workout - or even a brisk walk! Not to mention that it's been a while since you lost any weight - though you can't say the reverse is true. Life (Part 2) looks at what happens to our bodies as we age and what modern medicine and we can - and can't - do it about it.

Martha Stewart
Season 2 Episode

Is your body falling apart?  What actually happens as you age? Coming 12/9/09

Ethnicity
Season 2 Episode

Getting older in Multi-Cultural America. Coming 1/6/2010

Boomer Belly Panel
Season 2 Episode

Why does the bathroom scale go up with your age? Coming 12/16/09

Brain Exercise
Season 2 Episode

As your brain gets older, can you make it sharper? Coming 12/2/09

Dancing with Doctors
Season 2 Episode

Are doctors difficult-or is it you? Getting what you want-and need-from doctors... Watch the full episode

Dick Cavett
Season 1 Episode

This time-challenged comedian doesn't feel 70.

Marilyn French
Season 1 Episode

Author Marilyn French "considers the alternative" to aging.

The Aging Brain
Season 1 Episode

Memory, Alzheimer's, and the need to teach that old dog new tricks.

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Since late January, my first stop in the Sunday New York Times has been Michael Winerip's GenerationB column in the Styles Section. In a mere eight months, Mike, an old colleague from the...

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Can we slow down the frailty that is part of aging?

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When do family ties create unhealthy isolation for elders?