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Matt Heath: Kids turn the tables in a blink
We all hope our children will surpass us one day. But you don't want it to happen while they're still at primary school, writes Matt Heath.
![Diabetes pill cuts heart attacks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Diabetes pill cuts heart attacks
A diabetes pill is the first drug to show promise in helping subdue two of the world's most rampant health epidemics.
![Red wine slows dementia, but there's a catch](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Red wine slows dementia, but there's a catch
A chemical found in red wine helps slow dementia, say scientists - but you would have to drink 1,000 bottles a day to get enough of it.
![Hop to it and save your bones](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Hop to it and save your bones
Two minutes of hopping a day can strengthen hip bones in older people and reduce the risk of fracture after a fall, scientists have suggested.
![Short bursts of exercise help heart health](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Short bursts of exercise help heart health
They said that while longer spells of moderate exercise were good, there were "strong benefits" in repeated short bouts of intense activity such as star jumps.
![Little prince face of ageing software](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Little prince face of ageing software
When the midwife handed me my newborn son, my first thought was that this hideous homunculus could surely not be mine. He was bald and jaundice-yellow, his little features squashed into an expression of profound dismay at finding himself in the world.
![Ageing Europe needs young immigrants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ageing Europe needs young immigrants
Europe, with its ageing population, needs to increase its younger population by several million to avoid a situation where pension systems grow unsustainable.
![Why life really does begin at 40](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why life really does begin at 40
Those of us born in the late 1960s and early 1970s are constantly being told that the generation above us are the ones who had it good, but I beg to differ.
![Do you actually want to live to be 150?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Do you actually want to live to be 150?
New research suggests we could all live to 150 by taking a pill to prevent age-related diseases. But would you want to? We outline the pros and cons.
![We could live to be 150, researcher says](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
We could live to be 150, researcher says
Molecular biologist David Sinclair wants to revolutionise the way people age. Sinclair is 46, but he's been obsessed with what he calls "the gravity of life" since he was four-years-old.
![Age of defiance: Why 70 is the new 50](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Age of defiance: Why 70 is the new 50
Turning 60 doesn't mean having to join the sensible shoes and slacks brigade. Suzanne McFadden meets three older women who refuse to act their age.
![Retirees welcome revamp](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Retirees welcome revamp
An organisation representing many of New Zealand's 33,000 retirement village residents has backed changes to the dispute system.
![Retirement village complaints questioned](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Retirement village complaints questioned
The need to strengthen the retirement village complaints system has been questioned following a report recommending change.
![Retirement village disputes exposed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Retirement village disputes exposed
A forum is being established by the retirement commissioner to investigate better ways to resolve disputes.
![How to combat the effects of ageing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
How to combat the effects of ageing
Eating fruit and vegetables or taking antioxidant supplements may combat one of the most harmful aspects of ageing by protecting a vital immune system organ, research suggests.
![Expensive 'anti-ageing' creams could harm young skin - study](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Expensive 'anti-ageing' creams could harm young skin - study
Eating, or applying large amounts of, antioxidants might damage skin in young people as free radicals are needed to keep skin regenerating effectively.
![Where to live for the longest life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Where to live for the longest life
Life expectancy at birth for NZ females was on average 83.2 years compared with 79.5 years for males in the 2012-14 period, says new figures.
![Bionic eye lets pensioner see again](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Bionic eye lets pensioner see again
An electrical implant sends a video feed to the undamaged cells in his retina from a tiny camera attached to his glasses, effectively restoring his sight.
![Women decline mentally much faster than men](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Women decline mentally much faster than men
Women may be at a greater risk from dementia than men according to a new study which suggests they decline mentally at a far faster rate.
![How loneliness takes toll on elderly](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
How loneliness takes toll on elderly
Elderly men and women with solitary lives suffered more age-related mental decline than those who enjoyed lots of company, an Alzheimer’s conference heard.
![Lily Allen hires new personal trainer - for her face](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Lily Allen hires new personal trainer - for her face
The 30-year-old star has been training at a specialist gym where clients are put through punishing regimes that act like a "natural Botox" to fight off ageing.
![Exercise cuts breast cancer risk](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Exercise cuts breast cancer risk
Women aged 50-plus urged to do at least 5 hours a week of exercise to help reduce the risk of breast cancer.
![Why is age still seen as a woman's problem?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why is age still seen as a woman's problem?
We all need to accept that we will grow old and stop shaming women for 'letting themselves go'.
![Is menopause all in your mind?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Is menopause all in your mind?
Hot flushes, night sweats, headaches and difficulty sleeping. Not forgetting mood swings like a roller-coaster. Yep, it’s the menopause.
![Why is decision-making hard?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Why is decision-making hard?
Why does making your mind up only get harder as you get older and what the hell do you do about it, wonders Greg Dixon.
![Can you tell if you're going to age badly?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Can you tell if you're going to age badly?
Hope springs from 40-year-long study showing big disparity in rates of ageing.
![Heather du Plessis-Allan: How old is 'old'?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Heather du Plessis-Allan: How old is 'old'?
Heather du Plessis-Allan asks: How do we get people in their golden years to stay working?