Aging

Scientists Can Hack Into Your Brain And Make You Age Slower

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 02.05.2013 | UK Tech

Forget going to the gym, drinking less and giving up smoking, the ageing process could all be down to a tiny bit of the brain - and it can be manipula...

Life Through Google's Eyes

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 01.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle

No one likes to imagine that Google knows more about their personality, than they do. However, a new viral video demonstrates that when it comes t...

Architecture and the Effects of Human Ageing

John Killock | Posted 23.04.2013 | UK Universities & Education
John Killock

As an architecture student I've been fascinated by the effects of human ageing and its relationship with architecture. The subject of ageing is a topic of much debate for the government and media, but it has received somewhat less attention in the field of architecture - particularly in the UK.

Care Cap Is an Immoral Scandal

John Higginson | Posted 12.04.2013 | UK Politics
John Higginson

Modern science really is a miracle. In the last 100 years life expectancy has almost doubled from 42 at the turn of the century to 77 now for men and 82 for women. But with this extra life has come a problem.

Is Hillary Clinton Too Old to Be the Next President of the USA?

Claudia Tomlinson | Posted 07.04.2013 | UK Politics
Claudia Tomlinson

She will be 73 years old at the end of the next presidential term of office, and should she decide to run, her age is likely to be one of the main talking points.

Lance Armstrong's Only Sin was Getting Caught

John Wight | Posted 23.03.2013 | UK Sport
John Wight

The furore over Lance Armstrong's confession to Oprah, and by extension the world, that he used performance enhancing drugs and blood doping to help him win his seven Tour de France titles, says more about the mass ignorance that surrounds the issue than it does about the integrity of Lance Armstrong.

Third Of Grandparents Are Lonely, Age UK Survey Reveals

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 28.01.2013 | UK Lifestyle

Nearly a third of grandparents only see their grandchildren once a month - or even less frequently - according to a survey released today. The stud...

Is 50 Too Old to Start an Indie Band?

Martin Sadofski | Posted 22.03.2013 | UK Entertainment
Martin Sadofski

Being a musician is a lifetime affliction, a chronic condition you can't ever shake off

Protein Powder - A Must for Muscle Growth

Aidan Goggins | Posted 17.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Aidan Goggins

Here's the question: for a healthy individual already achieving relatively high protein intakes from diet alone, say in excess of 90-100 grams/day (the British Dietetic Association recommends levels of 55 grams a day), is there any merit in advocating additional supplementation?

When I'm Fifty I Hope I'm High (50) too!

Pregnant City Girl | Posted 18.02.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Pregnant City Girl

The other week I was (kindly) invited to a debate. I put the 'kindly' in brackets because it was courtesy of a site that is aimed at people just slightly older than I am at forty!

Older Women Artists and The Art Of Living

Ana Tzarev | Posted 23.12.2012 | Home
Ana Tzarev

I encourage everyone who aspires to create, from young upstarts to OWAs like me, to keep pursuing your passions.

Upper Age Limit For Surgery Causes 'Needless Deaths' Warn Experts

PA | Posted 26.10.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Thousands of elderly patients are needlessly dying because they are being denied treatment on the grounds of their age, a report has found. Surgica...

Fear of being Forty? Welcome to the Bonfire of Your Vanity

Daniel Warner | Posted 25.11.2012 | UK Style
Daniel Warner

It's like I didn't take the phone call from middle age but it's left me a voicemail saying "I've reserved a place for you in your early forties, can you hurry up and confirm your coming only the demand is high and you'll be shoved back in economy if you don't claim your ticket soon".

Where are the Good Ideas?

Helen Goulden | Posted 06.11.2012 | UK
Helen Goulden

The question is how do you find and finance solutions to these problems - that aren't sexy, lucrative or easy to solve - and where solutions are likely to be found at grassroots, by people who are close to their communities, who might not find it easy to source funding on the high street?

Lucy Rator

Dan Griffin | Posted 22.09.2012 | UK
Dan Griffin

In a country where the average lifespan is 63 years, Lucy Rator is an anomaly. The sharp, spritely grandmother to more than 20 is somewhere around 84 or 85--although she is no longer quite sure.

Does Your Smell Reveal Your Age?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 31.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Forget trying to disguise the signs of ageing with Botox, anti-ageing creams or surgery - because humans are able to sniff out a person's age through ...

Britain's Population Timebomb Defused?

Barney Stringer | Posted 30.07.2012 | UK Lifestyle
Barney Stringer

Unpredicted and unannounced Britain now finds itself right in the middle of an extraordinary new baby boom, a fresh bulge-generation that will help shape our country for the rest of the 21st century. Has Britain cheated demographic destiny?

Why 61 Is The New 41...

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 03.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

According to a recent poll, blowing out the candles on your 61st birthday doesn't signal the onset of retirement, but rather that you're happily into ...

Have Scientists Finally Cracked The Ageing Code?

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 19.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Scientists has discovered four 'Father Time' genes that help determine how fast we age. The ageing genes are switched on or off by environmental an...

Is Thirty-Three The Magic Number?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 02.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle

According to a new study, our thirties are the new twenties, as seven in ten of us admit to feeling at our happiest at 33. Twentysomethings may hav...

Why are We Afraid of Getting Old?

BritChick Paris | Posted 20.04.2012 | UK Lifestyle
BritChick Paris

I actually think we can choose our age. We can be as childlike as we want or as 'grown up'. We can play whatever side of us we want to. Society has conditioned us to think if we are young we are free and when we get old we become tied down.

Have You Reached Your Financial Peak?

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 04.01.2012 | UK Lifestyle

If you've been feeling the pinch lately, more prosperous times may be ahead as new research reveals that the average Brit reaches their 'financial pea...