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New Editorial Urges Stronger Emergency Planning for Older Adults

8 October 2026

When disaster strikes, older adults can face challenges that extend far beyond the immediate danger. A hurricane, wildfire, flood or heat wave can interrupt medical care, separate people from caregivers and social networks, and magnify…

Longer Gaps Between Meals Linked to Faster Disease Accumulation in Older Adults

27 August 2026

Older adults who typically went longer between meals accumulated chronic diseases more rapidly over time than those who had shorter…

Growing Up Gets Easier With Time, New Research Suggests

14 August 2026

As young adults, many millennials were more apprehensive about growing up than previous generations. But those fears appear to ease…

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Science

The Changing Science of Ageing: New Perspectives on the Biology of Growing Older

1 August 2026

As recently as the mid-20th century, ageing was described by Nobel Prize laureate Peter Medawar as “an unsolved problem in biology”. Today, researchers can analyse the activity of thousands of genes in individual cells and…

Study Shows How the Adolescent Brain Reshapes Memory

24 July 2026

Scientists have long known that the brain continues developing well beyond the teenage years, with important changes in decision-making, emotional…

Scientists Design “Ageing Clocks” to Predict Age-Related Decline

24 May 2026

Ageing is a complex biological process, and accurately measuring how the body declines over time has long challenged scientists. People…

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Brain Health

Menopause May Leave Clues That Predict Future Dementia Risk

2 October 2026

Menopause is often associated with hot flashes, anxiety, brain fog and sleep problems, suggesting that the transition affects not only the body but also the brain. Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have identified biological…