Browsing: age

In the age of Ozempic and people being open about plastic surgery, discussion about people’s bodies is rife. At the same time, nobody seems quite sure…

No more resistance in the US. The era of human rights is over, and dissent is once more forbidden. This is what certain billionaires and their…

Confining mealtimes and snacks to a nine-hour window and avoiding food for four hours before bed may help stave off cognitive decline in older age, researchers…

Earlier this month, an intriguing new Detroit-based electric vehicle startup hit the market – Slate Auto, a Jeff Bezos-backed venture offering something US buyers rarely see…

My mom is the model boomer. At 77 years old, she runs her interior design business, organizes a book club, plays pickleball and dominates in mahjong.…

Individuals bear at least 80% of the responsibility for their ill health in old age, according to a report aimed at challenging the belief that physical…

Jerome Powell, who stepped down this week as chair of the Federal Reserve, had his hits and misses. The Fed was late to react as prices…

By most standards, Prof Velandai Srikanth is at the peak of his career. He is the director of the National Centre for Healthy Ageing; his decades…

Jane Ghosh asks why the NHS’s routine screening for bowel and breast cancer has upper age limits (Letters, 28 April). Screening – testing because of risk,…

Every day we’re faced with a zillion small choices: Go to sleep early, or watch one more episode of that Netflix drama. Call an old friend…