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Cubbyholed

Improving cognitive ability through education and health may cut dementia risk

27 Mar 2009

Improvements in education and health could reduce the number of elderly people who suffer from dementia, according to the first study in England to...

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sweet old kiss

A brief history of ageing

01 Sep 2007

As life expectancy increases, what can historical analysis of longevity tell us about limits to the human lifespan?

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Eye

An invention to help the ageing eye

01 Sep 2007

Progressive loss in accommodative power by the lens of the human eye – a condition known as presbyopia – affects almost...

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