The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Mobility tests can offer insights, but they aren't a crystal ball

Strength and mobility tests are often touted as measurements of healthy aging and even predictors of longevity, but they’re no crystal ball

The Independent UK · Aug 22

Revealed: Shocking 15-year life expectancy gap across London - what it is in your area?

Figures suggest a 15-year life expectancy gap between neighbourhoods across the capital

Evening Standard · Aug 22

Woman born without uterus breaks down as she raises £20,000 for transplant after spending nearly £50,000 on IVF, surrogate and miscarriage: 'We don't want to stop fighting yet'

A 28-year-old woman born without a uterus is raising £20,000 for embryo creation and testing as she hopes to qualify for a uterus transplant. Molly Eagles and fiancé Matt Crowe have spent nearly £50,000 on IVF and surrogacy, including two embryo transfers and a miscarriage. She says they refuse to…

The Times of India · Aug 21

'I'm not as agile': the algorithm that's delaying care for the elderly

Helen Parkinson wants to stay home, but a computer says no.

The Canberra Times · Aug 18

Swedish MP intervenes in ‘damaging’ Brexit row over elderly Britons ordered to leave

Migration minister asked how he intends to stop deportations of people ‘who had lived in Sweden for decades’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

Contemplating death helps us to really value life

Letters: Say the thing, mend the relationship, share the story – and then get on with living, says end-of-life doula Rebecca Jo-Rushdy, while Jane Andrew thinks EM Forster said it best

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

PM CARES spent just Rs 88 lakh of its Rs 8,452 crore in 2024-25, put 93% in FD

Rs 20,000 annually to every school-going child orphaned by the COVID-19 pandemic — this was one of the major promises made by the Union government as part of the PM CARES Fund. But in the financial year 2024-2025, only a mere Rs 88 lakh was released for this purpose. The…

Newslaundry · Aug 18

‘I cannot walk, I use two crutches’: 85-year-old Rochford man ‘close to a breakdown’ after council orders removal of £2,200 driveway built on grass verge

An 85-year-old Rochford man is facing the threat of legal action after being ordered to remove a £2,200 block-paved driveway he built on a grass verge outside his home. David Siggins, who uses two crutches and has COPD, says he was given permission to build it but has now been…

The Times of India · Aug 17

The five-year plans that turned into lifetimes: Windrush elders’ stories ‘open door’ for young people

Collecting first-hand accounts of older generation’s struggles is opportunity for Hackney’s children, says leader of pioneering project

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Law on assisted dying wins constitutional approval in France

France's Constitutional Council on Friday approved a law creating a right to assisted dying, removing the last major legal obstacle before the measure can be enacted and implemented.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 14