It’s not dark yet, but is it getting there?

Bob Dylan observed that “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there”, however there may be light at the end of the tunnel for middle aged people who feel they’re running out of steam.

Move on up

Nearly one in four older adults with poor wellbeing were able to get their life back on track later on, according to a new Canadian study on aging which also found that people with better psychological wellbeing at their lowest point were almost five times more likely to improve their wellbeing over time.

Life ends at forty

Loneliness, feeling older than your age and a negative attitude to ageing are all associated with early stages of frailty, even in people as young as 40, new research has revealed.

The golden years

Australians are flourishing as they get older, according to a series of papers from the Global Flourishing Study, which tried to measure how many of us are in a state in which all aspects of our lives are good.

Staying resilient in later life

New research published by Chinese and Swedish scientists suggests the ability to cope well with and adapt to life’s challenges in older age is linked to a lower risk of dying.

Fear of the future

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

Identifying risky drugs for older people

Australian researchers have developed a list of 16 potentially dangerous medications used in healthcare for older people and suggested a range of safer alternatives.

Are friends electric?

Technology firms have been insisting that virtual reality is the next big thing for a decade with little success, so could targeting the technology at lonely older people succeed where it has so conspicuously failed with gamers, workers and younger generations?

Picturing loneliness in aged care

Gerontology tends to offer a biomedical understanding of growing old but the arts and social sciences can look at cultural dimensions to understand ageing beyond “biological decline”.

Changing the conversation on ageing and aged care

A change in how Australians view ageing could help the nation embrace the opportunities that can come with getting older alongside a franker conversation about the inevitable rise in costs of aged care.

Empowering older workers

Australia must embrace new ideas to empower older employees to find their groove and stay relevant in an ever-changing workplace and can learn from its Asian neighbours such as Malaysia and Singapore.

Homesick for ourselves – the hidden grief of ageing

Old age sets us the challenge of maintaining balance in the present, while managing the remembered past – with all its joys and griefs – and coming to terms with the future.