How working out like an astronaut can reduce back pain and slow ageing
During my years working with astronauts, it was routine to hear about returning crew being carried from their…
At 83, my mum went from barely walking to doing deadlifts in a year – here’s how
I’ve watched my 83-year-old mum and 81-year-old dad transform their strength, mobility and confidence with this simple routine…
Daily multivitamin slows signs of biological ageing
Taking multivitamins daily was associated with changes in epigenetic ageing ‘clocks’.Credit: Halfpoint Images/Getty Taking a multivitamin every day…
Commentary: Strength training may be the key to healthy ageing
But there are signs of change. The UK Health and Social Care select committee is currently examining how…
Dietary restriction in aging and longevity
Weindruch, R. & Walford, R. L. Dietary restriction in mice beginning at 1 year of age: effect on…
The most common fitness mistakes people make, in every decade of life
Experts share why it’s essential to tune out of the noise of fads and focus on basic principles…
Exercise alleviates cognitive dysfunction in Alzheimer’s disease mice via skeletal muscle-derived extracellular vesicles that enhance plaque clearance by microglia
Knopman, D. S. et al. Alzheimer disease. Nat. Rev. Dis. Primers 7, 33 (2021). Article PubMed PubMed Central …
How do autistic people age — and what does it mean for their health?
Sondra Williams is no stranger to medical diagnoses and treatments. As a teenager and young adult, she spent…
Brain differences between sexes get more pronounced from puberty
Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Some sex differences in brain-connectivity patterns become more pronounced with age, according to new research.…
I’m an ageing expert – this is how I keep my brain young at 69
From fixing things with YouTube tutorials to calm thinking routines, this is everything I’ve learnt about staying mentally…