How working out like an astronaut can reduce back pain and slow ageing
During my years working with astronauts, it was routine to hear about returning crew being carried from their…
Intense rains threaten Hawaii dam, thousands told to evacuate
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Youthful antics predict lifespan — at least for these fish
You snooze, you lose: young killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) that take daytime naps have relatively short lives. Credit: Andrew…
At 83, my mum went from barely walking to doing deadlifts in a year – here’s how
I’ve watched my 83-year-old mum and 81-year-old dad transform their strength, mobility and confidence with this simple routine…
Experts Share What’s Optional, What’s Essential For Indians
For many Indians, the belief that a home-cooked, traditional diet is enough to maintain health has been deeply…
Commentary: Strength training may be the key to healthy ageing
But there are signs of change. The UK Health and Social Care select committee is currently examining how…
Dietary restriction in aging and longevity
Weindruch, R. & Walford, R. L. Dietary restriction in mice beginning at 1 year of age: effect on…
The most common fitness mistakes people make, in every decade of life
Experts share why it’s essential to tune out of the noise of fads and focus on basic principles…
Exercise alleviates cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease mice via skeletal muscle-derived extracellular vesicles that enhance plaque clearance by microglia
Knopman, D. S. et al. Alzheimer disease. Nat. Rev. Dis. Primers 7, 33 (2021). Article PubMed PubMed Central …
Auckland financial entrepreneur Hannah McQueen aims to shake up healthcare industry with new company Age Brightly
McQueen had sold her successful financial coaching business, EnableMe, in 2023 for a number she didn’t want to…
Pyramid Hill residents rally to reopen aged care home closed five years ago
When Pyramid Hill’s only nursing home shut down in 2019, John and Jeanette Carroll and their elderly neighbours…
91-year-old woman proves fitness has no expiration date: ‘I go for a swim, yoga, Pilates and walk 12000 steps daily’
While many are looking for a ‘fountain of youth’ in a bottle, 91-year-old Jill from Australia has found…