Yesterday
Like it or not, you’re already being cloned
We’re not all as photogenic as Demi Moore, but genetic data-doubles are becoming par for the course.
- Simon Ings
September
The reason Gen Z is so obsessed with ageing
TikTok is driving anxiety among younger generations, but are there healthier ways to prevent looking old before your time?
- Gemma Brown
- Opinion
- Alcohol
I took a pill to fix my drinking problem
It’s the magic drug for hard drinkers that has an 80 per cent success rate, so why is this treatment so under-prescribed?
- Annabel Fenwick-Elliott
Here’s what happens to your heart when you run a marathon
When Brimin Misoi broke the Sydney Marathon record on Sunday, his heart would have temporarily swollen by about 15 per cent. Getting too big might be a problem.
- Euan Black
How to improve your handshake – and your health
Grip strength is increasingly viewed as a key measure of your vitality and longevity. Here are some tips to beef it up.
- Luke Benedictus
People with more resilience live longer. Here are six ways to build it
New research finds people with high levels of mental resilience have a dramatically lower chance of dying in the next 10 years.
- Lucy Dean
The $6000 health check-up that may help you live to a ripe old age
From lung capacity to the state of your arteries, a battery of tests at a Sydney longevity clinic aims to extend your health span.
- Luke Benedictus
August
How to stay fit even if you only work out on the weekend
Take heart weekend warriors. Experts say you can get the same mind and body benefits even you cram workouts into two days.
- Gus McCubbing
The three simple ways to test your fitness
How do you know if you are fit? Here are three tests to track your strength and cardiovascular fitness that can be done with little or no equipment.
- Hilary Achauer
High cholesterol critical factor in development of dementia, study finds
Scientists have for the first time linked high cholesterol and vision loss to the onset of dementia, including them among 14 risk factors.
- Sarah Neville
July
This is the ‘golden’ decade for turbocharging your health
Diet and exercise improvements are beneficial at any age, but experts say there is an optimal period to build lean muscle and drive up cardiovascular stamina.
- Lucy Dean
How to beat the big four diseases of ageing
Far more people are projected to be living with a major illness by 2040, but lifestyle choices can help prevent them.
- Miranda Levy
Nine signs your ambition may be damaging your health
When the desire to excel tips into perfectionism, your mental wellbeing can suffer.
- Julie Hare and Euan Black
Scientists identify the best type of exercise for mental sharpness
Queensland Brain Institute researchers studied sprinters, speed walkers and more leisurely exercisers. Here’s what they found.
- Lucy Dean
June
Why this CEO doesn’t like flying business class
For Who Gives a Crap co-founder and CEO Simon Griffiths, sitting at the front of the plane doesn’t resonate with the company’s brand.
- Lap Phan and Ciara Seccombe
Consumers urged against panic-buying after Coles imposes egg limit
One supermarket giant is limiting customers to two cartons of eggs after an outbreak of bird flu in Victoria worsened.
- Gus McCubbing
Six reasons walking is still the ultimate exercise
There are few other forms of exercise that nourish our bodies quite as well as walking, and the protective benefits are lifelong.
- Joanna Hall
May
Bird flu on the march, experts warn
More than 400,000 chickens were slaughtered in Victoria this week and experts say Australia will be lucky to avoid the more virulent version of avian flu.
- Tom Burton
Aussies aren’t all Bondi Beach fit, Ozempic’s new local exec has just realised
Novo Nordisk Oceania managing director Cem Ozenc mourns the fact Australia’s obesity challenge is lost amid the celebrity hype surrounding the medication.
- Sally Patten
Queensland industries fear migration cut will worsen worker shortage
Slashing migration numbers risks compounding stretched workforces, Queensland industries warn.
- James Hall