The Life, Old Age and Death of a Working-Class Woman review – a son confronts his mother’s decline
Didier Eribon’s guilt and shame fuels an angry and eloquent meditation on our attitudes towards the elderly and the end of life
Do you know your ‘penis age’? Bryan Johnson does
The 47-year-old tech millionaire claims to have the penis of a 22-year-old. How does he know, and what does it have to do with his dream of living for ever?
Did RFK Jr really drink fish medicine? He definitely has weird ideas about ‘making America healthy again’
The supplement-loving anti-vaxxer could well be the US’s next health secretary. At least the wellness bros and woo-woo fans will be happy, writes Arwa Mahdawi
Stuck in the middle: advice on bringing up babies and caring for your parents
Believe it or not, you know more about babies than you think – and try to have fun with your mum and dad. Advice from the experts for the ‘sandwich generation’
‘It’s been life-changing’: meet the adults making big changes later in life
Some people never learn to read or swim or even cook as children - but with the right spirit there’s still time to make things right
Why worry about your body falling apart at 44 or 60 when you could fret about your brain at 58 or 70?
What’s more depressing than the thought of a long, slow decline in health? The thought of several short, sharp declines, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington
How do I stay healthy in my 50s?
Ageing isn’t something that simply starts after you’ve reached a certain year. It’s a lifelong process, and in midlife your health needs can change
The missing midlife crisis: why 81% of millennials say they can’t afford one
This traditional period of inner turmoil is often accompanied by weight gain, cosmetic treatments, ill-advised purchases and new hobbies. But is it becoming a thing of the past?
Want to live longer? Forget blue zones – these factors improve your chances of ageing well
Finding the perfect combination of lifestyle hacks to live to 110 irks many experts who are more interested in quality of life
Midlife left me asking what was the point of me? But then everything changed, again
Losing fertility, friends, family, work – midlife for women can be self-altering. But I found liberation on the other side of menopause