Ageing

When one family gave their dementia suffering grandmother a doll, her response was incredible.

We have dedicated this issue to the changing nature of what it means to be “old” and spoken to a range of women who seem to test the boundaries.

I'm not against anybody having botox... that's their choice, just like it's my choice not to.

Meet Sher Polvinale, the director of House With A Heart, a group who provides loving retirement homes for life to elderly pets-- no strings attached.

Can we play too?

As she approaches the big 5-0, actress Salma Hayek reflects on motherhood, ageism and Hollywood after 50.

A celebrated beauty, a feminist icon as Murphy Brown, Candice Bergen talks about French husbands, Hollywood and the indignity of ageing.

They play teenagers onscreen but you'd be amazed how old some of the actors playing your favourite characters really were.

A cosmetics company recruited sets of identical twins but only gave one of them anti-wrinkle jabs. Can you tell which one is ageing naturally and which one is not?

A 65-year-old woman has delivered quadruplets, taking her total tally of children to 17.

On the latest cover of W, Jane Fonda discusses fame, fashion icons, and her favourite body part.

Jane Fonda and her co-star and friend Lily Tomlin talk to Caroline Overington, about feminism, friendships and finding yourself in your 70s.

A nursing home in the Netherlands is offering rent-free housing to students in exchange for their assistance entertaining and socialising with elderly residents.

Rebecca Gibney talks exclusively to The Weekly about why actresses over 50 are forgotten - and what's she's going to do about it.

The oldest person in the world, Misao Okawa, has died this morning, aged 117.

Take a look at the women who are changing the face of grey.

After Juanita Phillips revealed she regularly bleaches her grey hair blonde to keep her job, colleagues and critics have rushed to celebrate her story.

Leandra Becerra Lumbreras was 14 when Australia became a federation and was 82 when man first walked on the moon.

The Oscar-nominated actress has slammed Hollywood for the lack of leading lady roles for older women.

Women are happiest at 25. What changes in their thirties?

Halle Berry has talked about her shock at falling pregnant and having a baby at the age of 47 saying "I didn't think it was possible to have another baby".

Kylie Minogue must be one of Australia's most enduring exports. It's her 46th birthday on May 28 but this popstar just gets better every year.

Nursing homes should provide opportunities for elderly residents to express their sexuality, such as cocktail hours, double beds and sexually explicit magazines or DVDs on request, according to an Australian Government initiative.

As her ex-husband Sean Penn flaunts his new "friendship" with Charlize Theron, Robin Wright has got revenge in the best possible way - announcing her engagement to her toyboy lover.

Lead researcher and geriatrician Associate Professor Jacqueline Close writes about what we need to do to ensure equality in care for these patients whose voices often go unheard. Having had the privilege of practicing medicine and providing care to some of the most frail members of our society for 20 years, I never cease to […]

Katie Holmes showed off her legs on a recent morning television appearance, and proved that wasn't all she was willing to bare.

Women the world over may be pleased to learn of '90s supermodel Christy Turlington's triumphant return to lingerie modelling at the age of 44 – proving age really is nothing but a number.

Jane Fonda has won Oscars and accolades aplenty, led the feminist charge in the 1970s, been married three times, written seven books and fought off breast cancer in between. She made her film debut over 50 years ago and has somehow survived in an industry renowned for its fickleness. But perhaps the most startling thing […]

She may have swapped her neon Lycra outfits for a simple tracksuit and traded in her bouncy workouts for some simpler moves, but at 75, exercise guru Jane Fonda isn’t ready to hang up her sweatbands just yet. After bouncing back from a knee and hip replacement as well as recent back surgery, the fitness […]

As if it wasn’t enough to have to compete with young corporate-ladder-climbers, as much as they think legitimate ageism is rife in the workplace, a study has revealed that females think just looking over 40 can kill a woman’s career. The survey found most women believed if they didn’t reach the boardroom by the time […]

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 […]

With a little savvy shopping and some clever beauty tricks you can certainly be beautiful on even the tightest of budgets. **1. Dark under-eye circles and puffiness ** Fatigue and slackened under-eye skin can lead to pouches and bags. Often this is caused by a build-up of lymph which needs to be regularly drained, and […]

A 20-year study of monkeys in the US has found that reducing the kilojoule intake slowed the ageing process and increased their lifespan. The Wisconsin National Primate Research Center monitored 76 rhesus monkeys — 30 since 1989, and 46 since 1994 — to study what cutting their diet by 30 percent would do to them. […]

According to a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine (168:154-158), a sedentary lifestyle won’t just trigger weight gain and predispose you to diseases like type 2 diabetes — it can actually make you age faster. The study, of over 2,000 twins, found that those who exercised for at least 199 minutes per week were […]

Question: Answer: Up until recently, so-called “natural” skincare products didn’t have a great reputation for their effectiveness in dealing with mature skin concerns. Now however a new range of products called Priori Coffeeberry is excellent for revitalizing ageing skin. Based on the anti-oxidant-rich whole fruit of the coffee plant, Coffeeberry is said to be at […]

Is it really possible to look five years younger in flash without surgery? Beauty Director Kate Mahon chose five women and put them in the hands of five cosmetic surgeons to see how much difference five weeks of non-invasive facial treatments would make to their appearance. You be the judge. “I was a sun worshipper […]

Fast forward into the future with some star beauty breakthroughs set to revolutionise the anti-ageing market. Here are some of our favourites: 1. Stem cell technology: Dior’s Capture R60/80XP skincare line contains Stemsone, a potent anti-oxidant designed to help keep stem cells in the skin more active, or alive longer. The star product is Dior […]