Aging

Reading the signposts: What bus seats and pension meetings teach us about aging - opinion

Growing older may be unavoidable, but surrendering to it is not. The writer finds humor in the moments that reveal just how close retirement has become.

The aging process
An illustrative image of people celebrating life.

A mental health reset: How to manage phone habits, sleep, and relationships to improve life

WHILE YOUR calendar says you’re 75, 50, or 25, some of your cells may be biologically much older than others – and those ‘elderly’ cells may help explain why aging and age-related diseases develop.

Some parts of your body age faster than others, Israeli study finds

Meuhedet Longevity: "The real question isn't how long we'll live, but how we'll live those years."

The next revolution in medicine isn't about living longer. It's about living better


Researchers found: The simple way to stop brain aging

A new study points to the possibility of reducing brain inflammation and improving cognitive function through a relatively simple treatment.

The simple way to stop brain aging

Expert warns: What you do at age 40 will determine how you live at age 80

If there is something you must not postpone, it is taking care of the future – health-wise and financially. So what must you start doing today in order to age well.

A man exercising on the seashore

The surprising connection between nutrition and gray hair revealed

It’s not just in your head: New studies reveal how mental stress and a diet low in vitamins harm hair pigment.

The surprising connection between nutrition and gray hair revealed

How to reach the age of 80 with the memory of a 50-year-old

A new study found that eighty-year-olds with particularly sharp memory have a significantly higher number of young nerve cells in the hippocampus region of the brain.

Even at the age of eighty, the brain is not necessarily a frozen and declining organ

The condition of many elderly people actually improves over the years – and this is the reason

A large-scale American study found that the condition of about 45% of those over the age of 65 improves over the years cognitively or physically.

People who held a more positive attitude toward aging were more likely to show improvement both in cognitive functioning and in walking speed

Has the solution to preventing aging been found?

Researchers found a link between daily intake of a multivitamin and a certain slowing in biological markers of aging.

Has the solution to preventing aging been found?

What turning 50 taught me about aging, identity, and purpose - opinion

What does it mean to be 50 in Israel? For me, it was a chance to rethink my career, my purpose, and the future.

"But 50 was just 50. There's no getting around it."

Anxious thoughts about aging may speed biological wear and tear, research says

A long-term cohort study links fear of aging to faster biological wear and tear, and finds that neither Botox nor diet explain the longevity advantage seen in people with positive beliefs about getti

A woman drinking water

Hard truth about hard people revealed in new research

Researchers link frequent exposure to bothersome social interactions with markers of accelerated biological aging.

Impatience has led to many people losing their own private Garden of Eden.

Wedding invitation from 1955: A stroll through cherished memories - opinion

A simple wedding invitation from over 60 years ago provides memories of family and the moments that shaped a life.

The Writer's wedding invitation from 1955, to take place in Melbourne’s St. Kilda  Synagogue.