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‘Bang! You’re Dead’, a 1961 episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, continues to surprise – but not just with the twist in its tale. Scientists at the...

New report urges government and designers to work together to break down the barriers to innovation in order to adapt to an ageing population.

Our brains are plastic. They continually remould neural connections as we learn, experience and adapt. Now researchers are asking if new...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have identified a key chemical that can repair the damage to cells which causes a rare but devastating...

EPIC-Norfolk, a long-term study of health and ageing that recently celebrated its 20th birthday, provides researchers with a wealth of data. Annalijn...

New research charting broad shifts in changing personal music tastes during our lifetimes finds that - while it’s intrinsically linked to personality...

A new simulator could help the elderly or disabled users engage more effectively with electronic devices, including websites, smartphones and digital...

Every generation has tried to be the one that outsmarts the Reaper. From the millennia-old Epic of Gilgamesh to the centuries-old story of the...