4+ hour, 24+ min ago   (953+ words) Some age-related decline is locked in. Strength, balance and fall risk are not - and the evidence shows what works. Here is a finding that surprises most people, including plenty of regular gym-goers. When researchers tracked nearly 1900 older adults (aged 70-79) over…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1046+ words) Often injected and unregulated, peptides promise to to do a range of things like enhance performance or change one's appearance, but experts warn - at what cost? Experts say unregulated peptide sellers could be tiptoeing around regulations by labelling them as…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (203+ words) In September last year, on the sidelines of a military parade in Beijing, Russian President Vladimir Putin was captured by a hot mic, telling Chinese Premier Xi Jinping that humans could achieve immortality by replacing their organs. The conversation was…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (232+ words) New research has reinforced the benefits of weight training as we age. In fact, the findings, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, says 90 minutes to two hours of weight training a week can greatly reduce the risk of…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (656+ words) Researchers have analysed the biomarker differences in a small group of older Australians after putting them on a four-week diet. Older Australians who reduce either dietary fat or animal-based protein show signs of reduced biological age, according to a new…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (991+ words) A daily multivitamin can help slow markers of biological ageing, a new study claims, but its senior author doesn't recommend doing that. The idea of slowing down the ageing process is an alluring prospect. A new study published in the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (869+ words) Constant obsessing over diet and exercise takes away from "the meat of life", says oncologist and former Obama health advisor Dr Ezekiel Emanuel. The "wellness industrial complex" gets it wrong in encouraging us to laser-focus on ticking the boxes of…...

6+ mon, 6+ day ago   (898+ words) The 40s feel so punishing because biological efficiency is beginning to shift at exactly the moment when demand is highest - but there is good news later in life. Some of us remember having more energy in our 20s. We could work late,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (129+ words) A new study shows genetics play a more significant role in longevity than previously thought. Ben Shenhar, a PhD student at the Weizmann Institute's Department of Molecular Cell Biology in Israel and one of the study's authors, says genetics could…...