A third of people aged over 70 are sexually active, survey reveals
25 April 2022
Researchers asked 511 people aged 70 or over who lived in Belgium how sexually active they had been in the past year
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Damping down brain cell activity may help us to live longer
16 October 2019
Centenarians and other long-lived humans have higher levels of a protein in their brain that seems to reduce neural activity. The discovery could pave the way for longevity drugs
The key to a long life may be genes that protect against stress
7 October 2019
Long-lived animals like the grey whale and naked mole rat have genes that protect them from stress and cancer
Tests at 3 years old could predict how well your brain will age
25 August 2019
Cognitive testing at the age of 3 can predict how healthy a person’s brain will be in their mid 40s, and may indicate whether they are likely to develop dementia
Exclusive: Can a supplement slow the natural processes of ageing?
30 July 2019
A pill described as the only scientifically validated anti-ageing supplement has been designed to increase the number of years we spend in good health
Older people use more energy - and it's not just because of wealth
21 May 2019
The average age is rising around the world - a demographic shift that could pose a significant challenge to efforts to rein in emissions and climate change
Anti-ageing has often been seen as quack science. Not any more
24 April 2019
Ideas of living to 150 are dead and buried – but new anti-ageing drugs promise we can live healthier for longer. We should welcome them
Men who have children later in life may prime their kids for longevity
16 April 2019
Older dads may change the chromosomes in their sperm so that their children will be able to live longer lives – a phenomenon similar to Lamarckian evolution
Bone hormone released during exercise may lead to new memory-loss drug
23 October 2018
Age-related memory loss might be reversed by boosting the effects of a hormone released by bones during exercise
Only one in five UK adults would choose to live forever if they could
17 September 2018
New Scientist Asks the Public has revealed that only 21 per cent of people would be keen to become immortal, should it ever become scientifically possible
