The over-55s use their brains more efficiently than their younger counterparts, say scientists.

Primary health care in Waikato faces future where demand outstrips resources, DHB told.

The number of people aged 100 or older in rapidly greying Japan has hit a record high for the 41st consecutive year.

Writer Miranda Sawyer on the quiet desperation of a midlife crisis.

Cat calls and lustful leers from men in hard hats and middle-aged perverts? I prefer being invisible, says Wendyl Nissen.

Radical transplant and regrowth techniques mean that men may be looking forward to a luxuriantly hirsute future, writes newly-bald Tim Lott.

Exactly what is a geriatrician and when are you considered old enough to consult such a specialist?

Gill South plays a Remuera lady for a day, getting herself an anti-ageing facial at Lucy & the Powder Room.

Research has revealed the naked mole rat has a genome similar to that of a human.