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Puzzles prevent Alzheimer's?

Completing the crossword and taking regular exercise may ease the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease - but will not prevent it, scientists say.

Peter Bromhead: Being Rachel Glucina

In an attempt to make Metro's most powerful Aucklanders list, Peter Bromhead decides to rebrand as a gossip columnist.

Are you as fit as you should be?

Use these tests to check whether you're as fit as you should be for your age, and learn what you can do to improve your fitness.

We live in a sick world

Bryony Gordon: Milestones that say you have failed as a woman

There is a universal blueprint for females: career, marriage, house, baby, career... anyone who fails to adhere has somehow failed, writes Bryony Gordon.

Martin Daubney: How to age gracefully if you're not George Clooney

Ageing is great if you mature like a fine wine. But what if, like most men, you mature more like a ripe cheese? Martin Daubney explains the options.

Clooney glad to be grey

Star argues there is no point "trying to fight" the ageing process, saying hair dye and plastic surgery "actually makes you look older".

How to keep your brain sharp

Vouchers urged for social services

A major shift to more voucher-type funding of social services, including health and education, is proposed in a new official report.

Elderly abused by families

Elderly people are having their children move back in and are being threatened with a lack of contact with grandchildren if the 'takeover' is challenged.

Scientist's bold claim: I'll live to be 150

A scientist specialising in anti-ageing research has made the bold claim that he will live to be 150, and he takes 100 drugs a day in pursuit of that goal.

Message to elderly: We need to talk, not be scared of each other

I've had to stop sitting next to businessmen on the bus. They always try to fold themselves inwards when I sit down, Verity Johnson writes.

Kiwis more awesome with age - survey

A new index of "wellbeing" has found that New Zealanders get more "awesome" as they get older.

In praise of super old and super wise

I'm a little odd as I have always loved to be around old people, writes Deborah Hill Cone. As a child I found other children terrifying.

Verity Johnson: Why women are so scared of growing old

One fear that hangs over your life as a 20 something, writes Verity Johnson, is that when you hit 30 you've lost it.

Sixty is the new fifty - research

Here's something that might please those in their 50s - researchers are suggesting that 60 is the new middle age.