Chemotherapy.
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Scientists may have discovered why cancer incidence rises with age, and it’s got more to do with the immune system than people thought.
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Most people view ageing as negative. But, research shows, there’s actually a lot to be positive about.
One secret to a longer life is being part of a social group that also engages in healthy habits.
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More and more people are living to 100, but in some regions of the world there’s more of them – what does this tell us?
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There are many ways in which older people can engage in their communities and meet new people this Christmas.
As 90-year-old Thumekile Mthiyane proves, you’re never too old to learn or try new things.
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It’s common knowledge that children are voracious learners but the famous cliche suggests that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. This simply isn’t true.
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Life expectancy has been steadily improving in the UK for 110 years. Until now.
Resveratrol is a powerful antioxidant found in blueberries.
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Scientists are hoping to one day be able to turn the natural dietary compound resveratrol into medicines to slow down ageing.
Sign of caution – or celebration?
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What if the menopause was something we thought positively about or were able to discuss openly without fear of derision?
BMW recently opened a factory for aging workers in southern Germany.
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Employers who cater for their ageing workforce will get better staff productivity and engagement levels
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Breast cancer rates in China are rising, and are expected to continue rising for the next three decades.
How likely is it that someone alive today may live for centuries?
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Reader Adam Barclay, 44, wants to know if someone his age has any chance of living forever.
Still got it.
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Brain games, learning languages, rowing? Beware of snake oil salesman claiming we know it all.
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A certain amount of cognitive decline with age is inevitable, but there are ways to radically slow this decline.
Baby boomers who drink and take drugs risk a range of physical and mental problems that younger substance users don’t necessarily face.
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More Australians over 50 are drinking and taking drugs than ever before. Here’s why that can be a problem.
How can Europe best take care of its elderly?
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By 2050, over 36% of Europe’s population will be 65-plus, leading to a shortage of professional and informal caretakers across the region. Coordination on elder care may be the EU’s best bet.
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at a conference launching the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations in 2012.
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William Isdale speaks with Nancy Pachana about why we should stop thinking about ageing as a time of decline, and focus on engaging and leveraging the experience of our elders.
Neural stem cells that have been transplanted into a mouse brain, here developing into neurons.
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A study in mice shows that transplantation of healthy stem cells into the brain’s hypothalamus can boost lifespan considerably.
Keeping the elderly healthy may be the key to reversing the trend.
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It is possible to boost life expectancy once it has stalled. One route could be to tackle a few specific ageing processes.
Australian governments of all persuasions have shared three common beliefs about the economic value of home ownership in later life.
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The promotion of home ownership as a way of funding care in later life is part of a broader policy trend toward making people individually responsible for the opportunities they have.
Madonna and fashion designer Jeremy Scott arrive at this year’s Met Gala in New York.
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Why is Cher, 71, celebrated when she wears a near-nude costume while Madonna, 58, receives revulsion? 19th century women’s magazines reveal how the double standards of beauty for older women came about.