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Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Dead and Alive by Zadie Smith review essays for an age of anxiety

Mid-career reflection shows ageing, cultural estrangement and the shift from 1980s slowness to social-media's anxious 'permanent now', with awkward vernacular borrowings.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Should friendship really be a one strike and you're out' deal?

I consider them all my best friends even though I have friends in my life that I see more regularly, she wrote, adding that she felt foolish, childish, to be so upset, especially given her vintage.
Relationships
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

The good, the bad and the beautiful: how the great photographer Richard Avedon captured ageing

Richard Avedon confronted ageing and mortality through portraits that juxtaposed youth and age, revealing layered contradictions, mixed emotions, and complex human character.
Public health
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Frailty in ageing populations worsened by air pollution, global review finds

Air pollution, secondhand smoke, and household solid fuel use increase the risk of frailty in middle and old age, and exposures are partly preventable.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Collagen: Do you drink it? Inject it? Rub it on your skin? And does it work?

When it comes to collagen - how do you take yours? There are parties where people even drink shots of the anti-ageing supplement, often followed by a hefty tequila - though the latter is probably not recommended in the quest for youthful, peachy skin. Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body, and forms the scaffolding that helps maintain the structural integrity of our skin and musculoskeletal system.
Wellness
fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

Author Correction: Clonal dynamics and somatic evolution of haematopoiesis in mouse

In the version of the article initially published, in the Fig. 4e y axis, 5 105 inadvertently appeared twice. The top value has now been corrected to 5 104 in the HTML and PDF versions of the article.
Public health
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Quality of life improves from age 50, but loneliness and hidden illnesses remain troubling factors

High blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and osteoporosis are being under-treated while quality of life improves from age 50 and peaks around 65–66.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Whoopi Goldberg: Live review like reading a boomer relative's Facebook

Whoopi Goldberg performs a loose, anecdotal evening of comedy and memoir focused on aging, family, technology, and fan interaction.
#dna-methylation
Science
fromNature
2 months ago

Daily briefing: Epigenetic atlas shows how ageing tweaks DNA

An atlas maps age-related DNA methylation across adult tissues, revealing tissue-specific accumulation and universal epigenetic ageing markers with implications for anti-ageing targets.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

What the hell should I wear?' The style challenges of a fortysomething man

When I modelled them in the shop for my wife, she reacted instantly. I couldn't pull them off, she said. You're not an art or fashion person, was the implication. She was right; her advice tends to be sound. As a man, when you push into your 40s it becomes harder to keep up with every new trend and perhaps there comes a point at which maybe you shouldn't. But you might not want to totally give up either.
Fashion & style
#social-inequality
Science
fromNature
4 months ago

Daily briefing: Industrialization might cause 'inflammaging'

Chronic inflammation associated with ageing may be due to industrialized lifestyles, not age itself, as shown in Indigenous communities.
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