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Our sex lives may change as we get older but those in sexual relationships still want the same things as the young.
Work’s over, back to school.
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As the post-war generation retire, they’re keen to keep learning.
Still going strong.
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How old you are depends not so much when you were born but how your clock is ticking.
With very few exceptions in Australia’s history, annual suicide rates have always peaked in men aged 85 years and over.
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The most recent Australian suicide statistics from 2013 show that, out of the whole population, men aged 85 years and over have the highest suicide rates. While the attention these figures have garnered…
Marketing egg freezing as a way to extend women’s reproductive lives is simply false.
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The practice of offering egg freezing perks to employees is becoming increasingly more common. Facebook and Apple are in on the act, as too are some of our local IVF clinics.
Too many older people feel socially excluded.
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Older people aren’t all lonely for the same reasons – we need different solutions to help them feel socially included.
We’re more likely to recall memories and information we’ve used frequently rather than those obtained at a particular age.
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People with dementia judge the passage of time differently, and can access remote memories from many decades ago while being unable to remember events of the past few hours.
The future may not be as bleak as we thought.
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Five new European studies say dementia occurrence is stable or falling. Our panic may have been unnecessary.
Australians are living and working longer, marrying later and earning more that past generations.
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Divorce rates are on the decline in Australia, people are marrying and having children later in life, and more of us live alone. Our experts respond to the new report on Australia’s welfare.
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Over the past few years we’ve seen a dramatic rise in the rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among Australians aged 60 years and older.
Despite the Intergenerational Report’s assertion about ageing’s negative impact on labour force participation, the effect turns out to be minimal.
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The 2015 Intergenerational Report is being used as a basis for important decisions about future policies. But it makes some misleading claims.
Holistic spaces.
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Care for older people can be more than old peoples homes or hospitals.
Turns out we are as old as we feel - and look.
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Would you want to know how long you’ve got left to live? Scientists are getting closer to estimating it.
Embrace life, not quarter or middle life crises.
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Higher life expectancies, children as a choice and replacements for faulty bodywork. We’ve never had it so good.
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A new tool that combines mortality risk factors across a big sample of the UK population can work out how middle-aged people compare.
Older workers and retirees are fast becoming Australia’s most significant age group of voters – but future federal governments will struggle to pay for their retirement without serious reform.
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Within three years, Australians will face a $100 billion bill just to cover the age pension and super tax breaks. That bill is set to keep rising; by 2025, one in three of us will be 55-plus.
Now, don’t distract me while I’m doing this.
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Older adults are less able to ignore distractions as they try to remember things.
Men generally have more grey hairs than women.
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Most of us find our first “greys” by the time we turn 30, usually at the temples, then later, across the scalp.
The age workers are perceived as “older” is getting younger.
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The way many organisations construe old age is likely to be very different to its definition in the soon-to-be-released Intergenerational Report.
Only 3% of elderly people know how to access health-related information.
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With more health information going online, it has never been easier to proactively manage our health. Problem is, the people who would benefit the most are using it the least.