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A National Institute on Ageing survey reveals social isolation, financial stress, and a steep decline in positive feelings toward ageing among older Canadian adults.

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Dr Ian K Smith, author of Eat Your Age, explains how to keep yourself looking and feeling youthful from your 30s to your 60s ...

In some ways this reflects good trends. The region’s fields are short of youngsters because so many have found better jobs in ...

New research shows not all carbohydrates affect the brain the same. A recent study of over 200,000 UK adults found high-sugar carbs raise dementia risk. Slow-release carbs like whole grains, beans, ...

Longevity and healthy ageing have taken the world by storm. But what is the difference between them? More to the point, why ...