The key to healthy ageing revealed: THIS is the secret to being active in old age

Men who are physically active in midlife are more likely to continue the habit into older age as well,  a long term tracking study published in the online journal BMJ Open has revealed. Playing sport is the physical activity most likely to stand the test of time, the findings show. Researchers from University College London, […]

Does ageing explain America’s disappointing wage growth?

WHEN America’s unemployment was last as low as it has been recently, in early 2007, wages were growing by about 3.5% a year. Today wage growth seems stuck at about 2.5%. This puzzles economists. Some say the labour market is less healthy than the jobless rate suggests; others point to weak productivity growth or low […]

How to prevent your body ageing: Sticking to this diet could be the key

Experts studying how ageing affects the biological clock’s control of metabolism have discovered that a low-calorie diet helps keep these energy-regulating processes ticking over and the body younger. The scientists from the University of California said the body’s biological clock changes as a result of physiological ageing. They found the clock-controlled circuit which directly connects […]

How to prevent ageing: THIS could be the key to staying young and preventing illness

A daily walk and socialising with friends are just two of the ways to stay young while growing old, researchers have said. Although frail patients often have no particular diagnosable disease – they are much more likely to fare badly if they do fall ill or suffer an injury. A study found evidence the impact […]