In Southern Europe, ‘enslaved grandparent syndrome’ is a reality. Across Spain, Italy, and Greece, millions of grandparents are stepping in as unpaid, full-time babysitters. And they are exhausted. They were promised rest. Instead, they got another round of parenting, with fewer breaks and more gray hair. The term was coined...

Food assistance may help protect the brains of older adults. New research shows that older adults who receive food assistance benefits, such as those from the U.S. Supplemental Nutritional Program AKS SNAP, may experience slower cognitive decline over time. The study followed people over ten years and found that those...