Browsing: ageing

Concerns over an ageing population are overblown and society should learn to celebrate and capitalise on its “massive cohort of healthy, active, older, creative adults”, a…

Psychologists have typically believed that we become less curious as we age, but recent research has shown curiosity actually becomes more targeted and specific in our…

Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not simply a linear process and we age, according to recent research, in three accelerated bursts: at about…

Young people will suffer most from the government’s failure to take seriously the unsustainable pressure on public finances and living standards created by the UK’s ageing…

Ageing can feel remarkably sudden. One morning you awake to find new aches, or lapses in strength and memory that you could swear were not present…

With a maximum lifespan of more than 200 years, the bowhead whale lives longer than any other mammal. But how the 80-tonne beasts survive so long…

How was your Menopause Awareness Day 2025? Did you slip out of your meno pyjamas, sip your meno tea with a slice of homemade flaxseed-added bread…

Super Agers: An Evidence-Based Approach to Longevity Eric Topol Simon & Schuster (2025)Super Agers, by clinician Eric Topol, has just been published, but it was almost…

The tango’s complexity might make it particularly good for keeping the brain young.Credit: Tempura/GettyWhether it’s dancing the tango or playing the guitar, engaging in a creative…

Air pollution increases the likelihood of people becoming frail in middle and old age, according to an international review of studies.People are living longer and, while…