This week: Does our age dictate how well we sleep?
Men and women in their 80s and 90s have less sleep, and of poorer quality, than young people, a large-scale investigation has shown.
Surely that's just a result of getting old?
That's the received wisdom. Doctor Michael Vitiello, a sleep researcher who is a professor of psychiatry and behavioural sciences at the University of Washington, even states "older people complain more about their sleep. They just do." However, Dr Mark L Unruh, lead author of the latest investigation, published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society, doesn't regard it as a foregone conclusion that getting older means having poorer sleep. He says the study was designed to determine whether "sleep problems in older adults should be addressed by treating underlying conditions rather than viewed as simply a consequence of ageing".
My health is important to me. I run with my dog, twice or three times a week. I’m in Eastbourne at the moment, so I went for a run this morning along the coast.
Diet is very important to me, one of my biggest pet peeves about being in the UK and being on tour is that it's really difficult to reliably get good food or get somewhere to work out where they don't insist that you're already a member or something - seems like there's nowhere you can just turn up and walk straight into the gym. It's terrible, I feel like my body is totally deteriorating.
Wellbeing: Health and happiness
This week: diabetes
Around 150,000 Scots have been diagnosed with one of the forms of diabetes, although Diabetes UK say that a further 90,000 sufferers remain undiagnosed. Recent research by the charity forecasts a 46% increase in the occurrence of the disease throughout the
UK by 2025.
More people in their sixties are realising the benefits of a fit and active lifestyle, finds Marjory McGinn
While the plot of the new Indiana Jones movie may be less robust than its predecessors, there’s nothing feeble about veteran action hero Harrison Ford.
“Good” bacterial content in a daily drink can change the immune system’s response to grass pollen, balancing antibodies in a way that may provide relief to those who suffer hayfever allergies, according to a study.
I have a viciously robust attitude to health stories in the press: I ignore them. Salt? Bring it on. That’s because generally I’m one of those people who is ridiculously healthy.
This week: Should we talk about trauma?
American psychologists have published research suggesting that choosing not to discuss a terrifying experience might actually be better for you than chewing it over out loud.
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