How old are you really? The importance of biological age Your chronological age is the number of candles on your birthday cake, but your biological age is the age your cells and organs have Brainstorm • 12 Sep 22
What do smartphones teach us about ageing in Ireland? People in their 60s, 70s and 80s have never been so busy and the smartphone has been particularly important in this transition. Ageing • 05 May 21
Are we protecting older people to within an inch of their lives? A rethink of how we approach ageing is necessary because an one-size-fits-all approach is ageist and demotivating Health • 04 Jan 21
Do Swedish women regard nature differently to Irish women? Research found that women in rural Sweden are more appreciative of the role nature plays in enhancing quality of life Ireland • 16 Jun 20
What is it like to be a woman ageing solo in Ireland? Research has found that social stigma related to a solo identity is commonplace in Ireland. Health • 11 Jan 21
Ageing and ageism in the age of coronavirus and cocooning Requesting all those over 70 years of age to cocoon unwittingly reveals a number of ageist assumptions Coronavirus • 15 Apr 20
Dealing with the fear factor around dementia Why do we delay seeking a diagnosis for changes in cognitive and thinking abilities in ourselves and others? Health • 05 Feb 20
How to grow old robustly: do more squats and eat more protein Resistance exercise and dietary protein are key components in lessening the amount of frailty in older adults Health • 03 Oct 18
How that pain in your leg may be aggravated by other factors New research is ongoing to examine how various risk factors can interact to increase the risk of developing pain in older adults Health • 08 Jan 19
Is active ageing really what older people want? Not all older people want to retire or, indeed, keep on working so it's important that policy makers take a nuanced approach to the extended … Ageing • 16 May 18
Who knows where the time goes? How we think about time can influence behaviour and decisions about work, health, relationships and especially our quality of life as we get older Time • 23 Mar 18
Why the Generation Blame Game needs to stop We have an unhealthy obsession with providing people with another age group to blame for the social, economic and cultural changes in how we live … Generations • 25 Sep 17
