Tag: Ageing

Standing on one leg while brushing your teeth isn’t a full ageing check-up. Here’s why walking speed, brain flexibility and overall wellbeing score matter more.

Many centenarians haven’t lived healthy lives, so are they genetically different?

  Ageing and other health conditions can both complicate matters when it comes to managing this condition.

  Researchers think they’ve calculated the limit of human lifespan – but there’s more to it.

  Hydrogen sulphide is a smelly, poisonous gas, but it plays an important role in aging and longevity

  Weekly participation in social activities reduced the risk of developing a chronic condition by 8% compared to no participation

A guide to physical activity for those over 60, from the lifetime physically active to the late starter

Given the opportunity to live much longer lives, many of us might feel less than thrilled at the prospect. After all, you might think, who would want to

Do you often forget where you put the keys or what you were looking for in the fridge? It’s not necessarily a sign of cognitive decline – it

In many ways becoming old in today’s world is easier than it was several decades ago, when the means of living were scarce and limited, housing facilities were