Can a robot help you age better?

Can a robot help you remember your pills, lift shopping, and even offer companionship? Yes – if it’s co-designed by its users.

Daniele Magistro, Associate Professor in Physical Activity and Health, Department of Sport Science, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
June 6, 2025 • ~6 min

Why we get less narcissistic with age

People develop more mature personality features over time, including becoming more emotionally stable.

Ava Green, Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, City, University of London • conversation
Aug. 5, 2024 • ~6 min

Are young people smarter than older adults? My research shows cognitive differences between generations are diminishing

Young people are losing their advantage when it comes to IQ.

Stephen Badham, Professor of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
May 1, 2024 • ~7 min

Men become less fertile with age, but the same isn’t true for all animals – new study

Understanding how the ageing of sperm works in other animals is more important than ever as human male fertility is in decline.

Regina Vega-Trejo, Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Evolutionary Biology, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 • ~8 min

Fear of ageing is really a fear of the unknown – and modern society is making things worse

Anxiety about ageing is also often a fear of the future.

Alastair Comery, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 31, 2024 • ~6 min

The curious link between animal hibernation and ageing – and what humans could learn from it

Animals that hibernate live longer, so could hold clues on how to slow down ageing.

Peter Stenvinkel, Professor of Nephrology, Karolinska Institutet • conversation
Jan. 5, 2024 • ~7 min

What humans can learn from animals about how to adapt to winter

Animals that hibernate live longer, so could hold clues on how to slow down ageing.

Peter Stenvinkel, Professor, Karolinska Institutet • conversation
Jan. 5, 2024 • ~7 min

Could dinosaurs be the reason humans can't live for 200 years?

Our mammal ancestors evolved to compete with dinosaurs but may have lost something in the process.

Joao Pedro de Magalhaes, Chair of Molecular Biogerontology, University of Birmingham • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 • ~7 min

Your body can be younger than you are – here's how to understand (and improve) your 'biological age'

Many factors such as smoking, how much your exercise and what foods you eat, can affect your biological age.

Richard Faragher, Professor of Biogerontology, University of Brighton • conversation
Aug. 15, 2023 • ~8 min

Retirement reinvented: how to find fulfilment later in life

Unlocking the full potential of retirement: embracing fun, connections and new experiences.

Tania Wiseman, Associate Professor, Head of Therapies , Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science, Swansea University • conversation
June 5, 2023 • ~7 min

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