Ageing
A little vanity can reap long-term health benefits
Plenty of today’s mid-lifers don’t look like their counterparts of even a decade ago did. Despite some of the sillier fads, many of their healthier decisions have been driven by the desire to look – and feel – good.
- by Lisa Armstrong
Latest
How explaining ageing (and death and birth) has changed me
The closest thing we have to an anti-ageing option is exercise. But we’re not talking about running marathons.
- by Sophie Aubrey and Felicity Lewis
Explainer
Health
How do we age and can we ‘delay’ it?
Ageing starts from the moment we are conceived. And while much anti-ageing research is under way, the most effective option we have is at our fingertips.
- by Sophie Aubrey
A quest to uncover how to spend the final year of your 30s
As Gary Nunn turned 39, he asked his immediate elders two questions: what are they grateful they did in their 30s? And is there anything they wish they’d done?
- by Gary Nunn
The quiet scientific revolution that may solve chronic pain
The realisation over the past 20 years that glia underlie chronic pain does offer two substantial sources of comfort.
- by David Dobbs
Adam Thompson: ‘It’s hard to beat the satisfaction of kicking a habit’
On sober reflection, I’m leaving alcohol behind.
- by Adam Thompson
Carrie and co are making reading glasses sexy – and it’s about time
The opening scene of And Just Like That... saw all three of its stars reaching for their ready readers.
- by Eleanor Mills
Bigwigs by day, rock musicians by night: the rise of the ‘dad band’
They’re captains of industry and academic luminaries by day. By night, they’ve returned to what they loved before their careers got in the way: making music.
- by Madonna King
Why more Aussies are rethinking the ink
One in five of us has at least one tattoo, but more than 30 per cent regret doing it.
- by Barry Divola
Opinion
Aged care
Having to sell your home to pay for aged care is a myth
The treatment of your home is unique from any other asset and, once it is sold, it’s too late to change your mind.
- by Rachel Lane
Is 100 the new 75? The keys to ageing well
Centenarians are the fastest growing age group in many developed countries, including Australia. How can we stretch our health span so that if we do reach 100 we’re in good shape?
- by Paula Goodyer