This Month
The drink that makes healthy ageing 13pc more likely
Most people who consume coffee appreciate the quick jolt of energy it provides. A new study suggests it could also help you live better for longer.
I’m a cancer expert. Here are 11 science-based ways to cut your risk
About one in five people around the world will develop the disease throughout the course of their lives. Take these tips to help avoid it.
Could changing your plasma actually help you live longer?
A new study says this trendy anti-ageing treatment may be able to slow the biological breakdown that comes with age, even in otherwise healthy people.
How to get eight uninterrupted hours – by a sleep professor
Our modern fixation with getting eight solid hours’ sleep, you may be glad to hear, is nonsense, according to a sleep professor.
May
Which exercise burns calories fastest – walking, cycling or swimming?
Here’s how to lose 450 grams of fat a week for healthy, sustainable weight loss, according to an expert.
This CEO was given a 5pc chance of survival. That was 21 years ago
With his wife pregnant with their third child, YHA Australia chief Paul McGrath was diagnosed with a blood cancer. It taught him a lot about the power of the mind.
Want to stay healthy as you age? Watch your senescent cells
The steady accumulation of these “zombies” throughout our lives is increasingly being implicated in almost all such illnesses – and even the ageing process.
Eat this to help you reach 70 without chronic disease
A diet rich in plant-based foods and fewer ultra-processed products is associated with healthier ageing, a study has found.
This is the worst time to exercise for a good night’s sleep
A new study has found that physical exertion within about four hours of bedtime reduces how long you spend slumbering – but there are remedies.
A longevity expert’s 5 tips for ageing well
The fact that genes do not necessarily determine if you get older in good health suggests “we can pretty much all do better” to delay disease, says one doctor.
The 10 most common questions I’m asked about menopause
Naomi Potter is one of the UK’s leading experts on the subject. Here are the queries she most often gets, and the answers she gives.
Do you really need to cool down after a workout?
For many people, just fitting in a 30-minute run or 25-minute strength session can feel impossible. Is it essential to take another five minutes to ease off?
Time pressed? Surprisingly little weight training gets big results
In a new study, participants gained significant muscle mass and strength from just two 30-minute sessions of simple resistance exercises a week.
April
What your height says about your health
Younger generations have been getting taller as living standards have shifted, childhood starvation disappeared, and common infectious diseases were eradicated.
17 ways to cut your risk of stroke, dementia, depression all at once
Lifestyle changes could simultaneously lower the danger of all three, even though they may appear unrelated, new research suggests.
This $1.3b biotech is still run out of a spare bedroom in Melbourne
It’s been a volatile few years for Neuren, the neurological disorder treatment group which has seen shares rocket, then slump. Now it has a promising new drug.
StrongRoom AI nears sale with debts transferred to entrepreneur
The pharmacy software start-up called in administrators after its biggest investor, venture capital firm EVP, alleged it had misrepresented its finances.
8 ways to sleep when your thoughts are racing
Dominique Antiglio is a sophrologist with more than 20 years’ experience. Here, she shares her techniques that have helped everyone from CEOs to athletes.
The more protein, the better? Here’s a fact-check of 6 big claims
Social media influencers – many with medical or scientific degrees in their bios – claim most people are woefully deficient in the nutrient. Are they right?
‘Could be next Cochlear or ResMed’: heart device maker wins FDA approval
EBR Systems, backed by investors such as HESTA, Hostplus and private equity veteran Mark Carnegie, can start selling its technology within months.