The older we get, the less we need our friends and family to be happy, new research has claimed. The latest Gallup analysis found that US citizens require less and less social time as they age. People over the age of 65 require just three hours of socialising a day to maintain a happy outlook, […]

Want to avoid painful and unsightly sunburn this summer? Drink more wine. A new Spanish study has found that white and red wine may protect skin cells from ultra-violet radiation. Related: Eight cancer-fighting vegetables to improve your health Researchers from the University of Barcelona and the Spanish National Research Council reported that flavonoids found in […]

What really goes on inside the head of the average 60-year-old man? Malcolm Farr asks three friends from his schooldays how they feel about reaching the big 6-0. Some 43 years ago, I was involved in possibly the most embarrassing piece of schoolboy song writing in the history of that blighted musical genre. Our school […]

Just because your dad had a double chin doesn’t mean that you will — research suggests that life experiences may outweigh genes when it comes to ageing. It seems that the amount of time that you spent on the beach as a teen with just a bottle of baby oil between you and the sun’s […]

US actress Reese Witherspoon says her body is only getting better with age, particularly her sex drive. The 34-year-old, who features on the cover of the January issue of Glamour magazine, sends out a positive message for woman about her body, ageing and her sex drive. “I think as a woman, you get older, you […]

It’s good to know that even supermodel Cindy Crawford makes an effort to keep her marriage alive and has concerns about ageing. The 44-year-old recently revealed the secret to the spark in her marriage to husband Rande Gerber is attending secret pole dancing classes that take place in the dark, the UK’s Sunday Mirror reported. […]

Once deemed over the hill, 50 is now the age of personal and professional success. These three well-known women sing the praises of their age to Kelly Baker. In pictures: 50+ and fabulous A generation or two ago, we lived in a vastly different Australia to the one we live in today. Telephones had cords, […]

What are telomeres? They are microscopic DNA sequences at the ends of individual chromosomes and they are essential for healthy cell function. As we get older, our telomeres become shorter, which is a sign of both chronological ageing (your body’s age in years) and biological ageing (your body’s ‘real’ age, which can be less or […]

Seeing as better nutrition and improvements in medicine mean that we’re probably eventually going to live for longer, it’s good to know that we’re going to feel happier as we grow older. According to reports presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association in August 2009, adults in their eighties are generally more […]

Using the Internet stimulates your brain and may even help to counteract any age-related physiological changes that cause brain fog and poor memory, says a study from the University of California, Los Angeles. The study, which was reported in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, found that online searching significantly enhanced brain circuitry and helped […]