Is the peptide craze backed by science? The promise behind the hype
Peptides have become the latest cure-all trend on social media — a way to eliminate wrinkles, build lean…
Why We Should Walk Downhill More Often As We Age
Whether it’s Japanese walking, “Jeffing” or the run-walk-run method, and even “retro walking” to help my knees, it’s…
Rachel Ward gave up glamour for cows and a not-so-simple country life
Back when Rachel Ward was a model hanging out with the 1970s New York jet set, pop art…
Ageing with purpose: the surprising science of frailty reversal
siro46/Shutterstock Ide O’Shaughnessy, University of Limerick; Christina Hayes, University of Limerick, and Katie Robinson, University of Limerick Some…
The physio is in: Ireland is growing older, but are we moving enough to age well?
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From whole-body to organ-specific biological age clocks
Ferrucci, L., Barzilai, N., Belsky, D. W. & Gladyshev, V. N. How to measure biological aging in humans.…
Immune cells in the blood drive cognitive ageing — blocking them improves memory
Age-related memory decline could be caused by ageing immune cells.Credit: JasonDoiy/Getty A type of immune cell circulating in…
Sleep linked to slower ageing: huge study pinpoints the right amount
Getting roughly 6–8 hours of sleep each day has been linked with a longer life — at least…
Why your body starts storing fat in your 50s — and how it affects your brain
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Nine easy tests to find out if you are ageing well
The trouble with getting older is that it sneaks up on you. One day everything feels as it…
How coffee might help your body fight the effects of ageing
Coffee protects the body from ageing by binding to the NR4A1 receptor, a protein linked to stress regulation,…
How to have a good retirement, according to three happy pensioners
As a child, I dreamed of retirement. School was often annoying and time-consuming, and it was clear my…