Ageing geordies chase the secret of eternal youth
An ambitious study in Newcastle has recruited a thousand 85-year-olds to help solve the puzzle of why our cells age
David Copperfield discovers fountain of youth
The magician came across the controversial 'secret' on one of his private islands
Sex after 50
Headlines about STDs among older people skirt one of the last taboos – that it's not just the young who have fulfilling sex lives
Who wants to live for ever?
Studies show that a child born today can confidently expect to reach 100. But, as life expectancy rises by the day, does our happiness increase with it? Here, one man attempts to trace the secrets of longevity and finds that not everyone looks forward to a letter from the Queen
Japan’s women toast their own health as life expectancy rises again
Now living to an average of 86.4, Japanese women say longevity down to a fishy diet, exercise and sleep. And sake
Joan Bakewell: Happiness is being 74
The young have stress, ambition, unfulfilled dreams. The elderly have contentment
Boots anti-wrinkle cream actually works, say researchers
First reliable clinical trial of a high street anti-ageing product shows No7 Protect and Perfect reduces wrinkles
The golden touch
Gold injections can treat arthritis and silver coating fights hospital infections. Peta Bee reveals the surprisingly practical uses of precious metals in medicine
Skin creams that turn the clock back may become a reality
Cosmetics that wipe out wrinkles and ageing spots may have to be tested like medicines
Holding back the years
Ageing is a disease that can be cured. This is the radical claim that has made biomedical theorist Aubrey de Grey a popular hero of gerontology - and a maverick among the science community. Tom Templeton meets the man who wants us to live for 1,000 years.