Yesterday
People are taking a pill to extend their lives. Will it work?
Rapamycin is typically prescribed as an immunosuppressive, but off-label users believe it can do much more.
- Dana Smith
September
Unlimited ice baths and saunas: LA-style wellness lands here
Super Young’s most expensive membership package includes unlimited access to red light therapy, hyperbaric chambers and cryotherapy. All for $15,000 a year.
- Euan Black
Swimming ponds are status symbols for UK’s wealthy home owners
Wild swimming has become the trend du jour with wellness junkies. Now there’s a safer way to do it.
- Sarah Rappaport
The doctor-turned-CEO aiming to beat Ozempic
Adam Steensberg leads Zealand Pharma, a Danish drug maker whose stock has risen by more than 800 per cent since he took over in 2022.
- Sara Sjolin
Travel is the key to staying young, says this new study
Academics at Edith Cowan University have discovered that, as well as the mental and physical benefits, tourism can keep people looking younger.
- Katelyn Catanzariti
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
Do non-alcoholic beverages really limit your booze intake?
For some, consuming zero-alcohol products only sparks increased cravings for the real thing.
- Luke Benedictus
- Analysis
- Fitness
I used to joke about arthritic hips – until I got a pair myself
Losing hip mobility is no fun. It affects your every move, right down to putting on shoes and socks, and it threatened to separate me from one of my true loves – surfing.
- Mark Mulligan
Why social media makes you a candidate for addiction
Dopamine is released by your brain not only when you experience something pleasurable, but also in the pursuit of pleasure. This book can help you manage it.
- Luke Benedictus
Four steps to cut your technology addiction (and your kids’ as well)
The government is planning to impose age limits on social media for children. But how are adults’ screen addictions driving the next generation’s scrolling?
- Hannah Wootton
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
Posh people have got the right idea when it comes to diet
Beef, vegetables from the garden and proper butter are the bare necessities for your average toff.
- Sophia Money-Coutts
Just three glasses of wine a week can shrink your brain
It’s not just your liver you should worry about – alcohol has been found to change humans’ cerebral anatomy. Here’s what you need to know.
- Emily Craig
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
Why men are joining book clubs
The world sleepwalked into a loneliness epidemic. Is the humble book club the remedy?
- Lucy Dean
I took ecstasy at 50 and it changed my life
I got divorced, my father died, I cut ties with my mother, turned fifty, bought my first home of my own and did MDMA for the first time. This is an extract of the book that resulted.
- Rebecca Huntley
What I’ve learnt from a year without booze
Author Rob Temple almost died due to alcohol abuse. Now, he shares the unexpected perks of sober life.
- Rob Temple
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
Your bigger brain comes with a downside – faster ageing
A study comparing chimpanzees and humans suggests the regions that grew the most during evolution are the most susceptible to old age.
- Carl Zimmer
August
11 things that are making you old before your time
You can avoid the pitfalls of ageing by befriending the young, tackling stairs, cutting back on your pill intake – and more.
- Boudicca Fox-Leonard