Turns out, the Dark Ages weren’t so dim when it came to wellness. Researchers have unearthed a trove of medical remedies dating back over a thousand years, revealing that early medieval Europeans were ...

New research, published in the journal Intelligence, found that humans’ cognitive ability is at its best between the ages of 55 to 60, with achievements like career success tending to climax later in ...

As people build up for retirement, one of the biggest questions is how much money they need in their nest eggs. Looking at how middle-class retirees spend money right now can give people an idea of ...

FOR DECADES, surveys have suggested that middle age is the low point of life. While young and old generally reported high levels of life satisfaction, those in mid-life endured a slump. This “U-bend ...

Diane Purkiss is affiliated with Keble College, University of Oxford. “You have to keep beating it for longer,” my grandmother instructed me. “It isn’t pale yet. It’s still too yellow.” I didn’t ask ...