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like many studies of older people, it is possible that the healthiest people are more likely to live longer and take part in studies, so that may affect the results. (Photo: ANI)

Obesity in 60's can be the cause of brain ageing

Extra weight in 60s may be linked to brain ageing: Study.

29 July 2019 5:05 AM GMT

With a breakdown of joint family support in old age rising life expectancy, negligible lifetime savings, pension exclusion and the elderly face the grim prospect of living in poverty after they are too old to work.

Karan Singh | Art of ageing: The five facets, and what work goes into...

Life is not merely a meaningless journey from the womb to the tomb, but a unique opportunity for spiritual growth

3 March 2021 2:15 AM GMT

Cover Photo of Rethink Ageing: Lessons in Ageing from the Older and Bolder Generation by Reshmi Chakraborty and Nidhi Chawla (Photo: By arrangement)

Book Review | Who's afraid of growing old?

The book, strangely, given my pessimism about ageing, made me smile

19 Nov 2022 8:05 PM GMT

The author, in the company of her ginger-haired husband at the Birmingham concert of her favourite singer, wearing the T-shirt for it. (Photo by arrangement)

Shreya Sen-Handley | Been there, done that, got The T-shirt

Will everything in my future be a version of something that's already happened?

15 July 2023 7:00 PM GMT

Loss of muscle mass and strength did not occur in those who exercise regularly. (Photo: Pixabay)

Regular exercise slows down ageing: study

Researchers assessed the health of older adults who had exercised most of their adult lives to see if this could slow...

10 March 2018 12:59 PM GMT

The exercise was designed to help train their mind to pivot from detailed attention to a more broad awareness. (Photo: Pixabay)

Exercise your way to a young heart

Two-to-three days a week of 30 minutes exercise may be sufficient to minimise stiffening of middle sized arteries.

21 May 2018 11:07 AM GMT

The brain maintains its ability to generate local neural oscillations during sleep throughout the lifespan. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why do old people have disrupted sleep?

The findings from the study are published in the journal JNeurosci.

27 March 2018 1:19 PM GMT

One way to do that might be to use competition between cells to eliminate poorly functioning sluggish cells linked to ageing. (Photo: Pixabay)

Secret behind ageing discovered!

The study appears in the journal FEBS Journal.

21 Jun 2018 8:21 AM GMT

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How obesity and ageing are related to Alzheimer's

A new study found these factors have been found to be involved in the progression of Alzheimer's disease.

29 Jun 2018 7:57 AM GMT

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New study finds possible anti-ageing intervention

The research team conducted a year-long study first focused on ageing mice.

27 Jun 2018 9:27 AM GMT

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Secret to fruit flies' longevity may lie in gut

The flies fed with the symbiotic lived up to 66 days old - 26 days more than the ones without the supplement.

3 Jun 2018 6:15 AM GMT

The surface of these nanocarriers or drug capsules is specially coated to enable them to dock on to tissue interspersed with tumour cells (Photo: Pixabay)

New compound may reverse human cell ageing: Study

Our compounds provide mitochondria in cells with an alternative fuel to help them function properly.

7 Aug 2018 1:30 PM GMT