01. The process of ageing
How do we age? What are the factors involved? What are the results – visible and unseen – of ageing? Can we do anything to slow the process?
Read | 02. Can you beat the age clock?
What exactly is behind the process of ageing? More importantly – can we slow things down a bit? Blame ageing mainly on those three little letters: DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
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03. How your body will age
Yes, your body will deteriorate with age. Here are the basics of what to look out for, and some hints on how to slow the process.
Read | 04. Balance your hormones to stay young
Normalise your hormones by eating more of the right foods and by cutting out certain others, and longevity and weight loss will follow, according to the latest research.
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05. Why muscles weaken with age
Why do your legs get creakier and wearier as you get older? It's the inevitable deterioration of the genetic material in the energy-producing centres of your muscle cells.
Read | 06. Chromosomes shorten with age
Measuring the ends of chromosomes in older people may help predict their risk of dying from age-related diseases.
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07. DNA testing: for which diseases?
DNA tests can be conducted to diagnose a range of heart- and blood vessel diseases or to determine the risk for developing these diseases.
Read | 08. DNA-diet to reduce cancer risk
It is possible to prevent cancer even if you have the “wrong” genes. The right diet can go a long way to protect you against cancer.
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09. Free radicals and chronic disease
We need oxygen to stay alive and burn food for energy. Unfortunately some of the oxygen molecules are damaged during the metabolic processes. These damaged molecules are called free radicals (oxidants...
Read | 10. How sleep fights cancer
A good night's sleep may help fight cancer, say Stanford University School of Medicine researchers.
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11. How sunlight sparks cancer
Exposure to ultraviolet B light is associated with an increased risk of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma skin cancers, but not melanoma, new research suggests.
Read | 12. How sunrays damage your skin
Go into the sun unprotected in any way and UV rays (both UVA and UVB) immediately penetrate your skin.
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13. Junk DNA, evolutionary value
So-called "junk DNA" actually has evolutionary importance, says a University of California, San Diego, study in the October 20 issue of Nature.
Read | 14. Results need to be verified
New evidence that cardiovascular disease is at least in part an inflammatory condition comes from a new Swiss study that shows an anti-inflammatory drug benefits heart patients.
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15. Acne cream eases wrinkles
A prescription acne cream appears to moderately reduce sun damage in older people, says new research.
Read | 16. Men: Why look your age?
So what can you do if you want to look young, but don't want to go to extremes?
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17. Why smoking makes you look old
Just can’t quit? Would it help if you knew smoking puts you on a rollercoaster to premature ageing?
Read | 18. Look, feel younger in 3 easy steps
If you're overweight, smoking and engaging in low levels of exercise, you may be adding as much as 11 years to your body age. Here's how to switch to a healthier lifestyle.
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