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Heightened awareness of having limited time left in life can spur people to become masters of their lime, or leave them feeling stuck or stifled with anxiety.
These Booker nominations respond in part to society’s emphasis on youth – which is commonly reflected in publishing.
The HBO Max series ‘And Just Like That…’ provides a platform for the representation of middle-aged women as multifaceted and sexually agentic individuals.
Doctors often miss the signs of eating disorders in middle-aged women due to cultural stereotypes around these illnesses.
Bridget Jones is single again and having to contend with the world of modern dating
Hip-hop and youth culture have long been intertwined, creating an awkward situation for rappers who want to continue practicing their craft into their 50s, 60s and beyond.
Researchers are trying to understand what makes this group so vulnerable to falling for fake news online.
Society’s expectations of how a man works and what he earns is a key contributor to how lonely he feels in the workplace.
The more ours joints are used, the stronger the bones and muscles surrounding them become.
The need to connect is fundamental. But diminishing social ties and community support are contributing to the loneliness epidemic.
Middle age could be a period when we can detect early risk factors of future cognitive decline.
When we reach adulthood, protein requirements differ for men and women. But should you be eating more as you get older?
Middle-aged people in equatorial regions have lived through the most perceptible warming in their lifetimes. But many others may experience unrecognisable changes in their local climate later in life.
Republicans are pressing for policy changes based on a misconception that hardly anyone who gets help buying groceries with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is employed.
More than half of working-age adults over 50 with a work-limiting disability didn’t receive any benefits from Social Security in 2016.
Middle age means staying a step ahead on both the medical and financial fronts.
Every year after age 30 we progressively lose muscle mass. But that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do about it.
Old women remain the butt of jokes; they are some of society’s most marginalised people. But age also invites us to become our most authentic selves, writes Carol Lefevre.
Our gut microbiome is connected to almost every aspect of our health – including brain health.
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