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One-fourth of all Japanese citizens –- about 32 million people -- are now above the age of 60.

A 60-year-old in Costa Rica has more than a four-fold better chance of making it to 90 than a 60-year-old in the United States.

Demographers expect Germany’s current population of 82 million to fall to about 69 million by 2050.

Pope Benedict warns that the elderly must be better taken care of -- by 2030, nearly 25 percent of the population in some European nations will be above the age of 65,

The world population is getting older with every passing year. This is one aging process that cannot be ignored.

During the unveiling of iPhone 5 in San Francisco last week, Apple announced that the latest version of its mobile operating system, iOS 6, would be made available for all the supported devices, including iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 4, iPad 3 and iPad 2 Sept. 19.

Britain’s aging population is placing a great burden on health care services.

Now there may be hope the the olfactorily challenged, thanks to scientists that have restored smelling function in mice that were genetically destined to have no sense of smell.

This means that Tokyo’s population in 2100 will match the numbers from 1940.

Clint Eastwood speech endorses Mitt Romney, but has come under fire for the bizarre rant.

The findings don't prove that exercising more cuts the risk of chronic disease, because it could be that people with a lot of physical activity also eat healthier foods - something the researchers didn't take into account.

Beauty Balms, or BB Creams as they are frequently, have reached a height in popularity as a all-in-one primer, SPF, moisturizer and tone evener. But is this "wonder cream" another advertising trick a la Don Draper to tantalize a woman's desire for beauty in something as easy applied as a balm? Turns out, Beauty Balm is far from just another tinted moisturizer.

Trista Sutter, the first star on ABC's "The Bachelorette," admitted to undergoing plastic surgery to nip and tuck some of her problem areas, unveiling the results in photos to Life & Style magazine.

Women are still judged and evaluated primarily on their looks.

Miley Cyrus was rumored to have been found dead in her Miami home according to a tweet by @MTV_Newss, however Cyrus was just the victim of another Twitter hoax.

Could small-budget movies be making a comeback? So far this season, four of the top-20 grossing movies were made on a budget of $20 million or under -- a pittance when you consider that the average tentpole costs more than ten times that amount.

Fidel Castro turned 86 on Monday, but even his birthday was not sufficient cause to bring the former Cuban leader out of hiding. The former Cuban “commander-in-chief’s” growing reclusiveness over the years has given rise to ongoing speculation that he is in declining health.

General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) chairman and CEO Dan Akerson seems to think that it is finally time for the company to leave the 1970s and enter the 21st century. He also implied that it was time for the nation's largest automaker to stop being a dinosaur, according to the Detroit News.

Americans are living healthier and longer that ever before. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts boomers will turn 65 at a rate of 10,000 per day for the next decade, making them, along with centenarians, the fastest-growing segment of the population.

Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg play an estranged couple who can't stay away from each other.

Health minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi told Iranian reporters that the government will now spend 190 billion rials (about $15 billion) to encourage Iranians to have larger families.