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Why can’t we die at home any more?
Many people who want to die at home are sent into overburdened hospitals for high-intensity care without clear benefits.
- 4 mins ago
- Jill Margo
This Month
Scientists discover anti-ageing holy grail – that can also stop cancer
Experiments on mice show treated animals live 25 per cent longer and also gain boosts to vision, hearing and muscle function. It may even prevent hair loss.
- Sarah Knapton
Having too much money isn’t possible, happiness researcher finds
A senior fellow at the Wharton School says the correlation between wealth and wellbeing does not plateau once incomes reach a certain point.
- Conrad Quilty-Harper
Why testosterone is a wonder drug for men and women over 50
More than just a male sex hormone, it can be the foundation for a healthy lifestyle – and the Olympics is about to put its powers under the spotlight again.
- Hattie Garlick
Want to live to 100? Maybe try this new supplement
Can the latest longevity pill help restore your youthful vigour and avoid age-related disease? Be warned: there may be risks.
- David Cox
Why fishing is time well spent for this finance podcaster
Casting a line offers a practical life lesson for author and podcast host Glen James.
- Life & Leisure
The nine most pressing questions about middle age, answered
Read this, and you’ll be able to navigate its aches and pains, weight gain, perimenopause, low libido, memory loss, chronic diseases and stress.
- Dana Smith
Scientists identify the best type of exercise for mental sharpness
Queensland Brain Institute researchers studied sprinters, speed walkers and more leisurely exercisers. Here’s what they found.
- Lucy Dean
Getting tired as you grow older? Here’s how to keep your energy up
If you feel like you’re often exhausted and needing more naps as you age, you should try to put a stop to it before it becomes more serious.
- Trisha Pasricha
Study finds a treatment more effective than Ozempic for slimming down
The analysis found a rival drug made by Eli Lilly leads to faster and better weight loss, causing shares in to Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk’s to also drop.
- Reuters
Work friends can be hard to find. How to combat workplace loneliness
Remote work has only intensified a problem that has been bubbling for decades.
- Melissa Rayworth
How to eat your way to a good mood
What you eat doesn’t just affect your waistline but your emotional outlook as well.
- Luke Benedictus
Are you guilty of these eight unhealthy ‘microaggressions’?
Such behaviour can have a serious impact on mental and physical wellbeing, including depression and sleeping problems, say experts – so it may pay to avoid it.
- George Chesterton
The all-in-one physical, mental and emotional workout
Kimbali Harding began learning piano as a toddler. The hobby has not just guided her career choice – she can’t imagine her life without it.
- Life & Leisure
The secret to ageing may lie in AP-1
Australian researchers appear to have uncovered a crucial master controller that governs the activity of human genes as we develop and age.
- Jill Margo
Why you probably need to rethink your bucket list
Rather than grand plans, small actions every day are the key to achieving happiness and a sense of worth.
- Lucy Dean
Are you overweight or obese? Depends on where you carry your fat
European experts have developed a new framework to modernise the staging, diagnosis and management of obesity.
- Jill Margo
The exercise habit that boosts this founder’s productivity
Road running in the morning gets Brand Rebellion’s Bryden Campbell primed for her workday.
- Life & Leisure
Ozempic could be linked to sudden blindness, says new report
Patients who took the drugs for weight loss were seven times more likely to be diagnosed with a stroke-like eye condition, according to Harvard research.
- Robert Langreth
Supercharge your workouts with a weighted vest
They’re suddenly everywhere and no wonder. It’s the one piece of gym kit that will get you fit faster while making you feel like an action hero,
- Luke Benedictus
