10 reasons people are lonely? It’s more complicated than that
In the making of The Age of Loneliness, I set out to find people brave enough to tell me about their feelings on camera, and found some surprising results
End-of-life care is a universal right that functions as a white privilege
Minority Americans have less, and worse, access to palliative and end-of-life care even though they comprise 20% of the elderly here
Loneliness is not a private matter
In our market society, isolation is the price people pay for being on a low income, and having lots of face-to-face contact is a new form of privilege
Loneliness is dangerous: ignore it at your peril
A radio station helped a 95-year-old caller who was lonely but most people have to deal with it themselves or face health-related consequences, including premature death
Can a drink really make skin look younger?
Nutricosmetics are dietary powders, pills and drinks designed to reverse signs of skin-ageing. It’s predicted to become a £5bn industry by 2020 – but is it just a spoonful of pseudoscience?
Is there an app for loneliness?
Technology is often blamed for social isolation but chatbots, girlfriend apps, dating sites and parenting forums can help alleviate loneliness
It’s official: if you’re middle-aged and not sleeping enough, you’re rotting away
The government is launching a campaign to warn about the effects of sleep deprivation on people aged between 40-60
We all age at different rates, but how old do you really feel?
A survey has shown some of us are much younger or older than our biological age. Our writers discuss whether their minds and bodies are out of sync
The Ancient Art of Growing Old by Tom Payne review – how to improve with age
This reflection on ageing is also an intelligent and witty self-help book
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty review – startling stories from the crematorium
‘Death-positive’ mortician Doughty explores attitudes to mortality in her enthralling memoir. Also reviewed: Brandy Schillace’s Death’s Summer Coat and GP Margaret McCartney’s Living With Dying