middle age news

Six Senses has announced plans to open a new Italian resort at a historic castle estate nestled into the Umbrian countryside, in Perugia, scheduled to ... More

Exercising increases levels of a protein hormone secreted by the bones which has a powerful anti-ageing effect on the rest of the body. Osteocalcin, which ... More

School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic will exacerbate the epidemic of childhood obesity in the US, according to public health scientists at Columbia University's ... More

Design firm BEHF Architekten have remodelled the Koller + Koller im Waagplatz restaurant in Salzburg, Austria. The architects' six-month intervention saw the 170 sq m ... More

People who take up exercise in their later years – regardless of their previous activity levels – are able to considerably improve their heart health ... More

Golf spectators walk more than 11,500 steps while watching the sport, according to a survey, helping fans gain health benefits from the physical activity involved. ... More

The negative impact of low physical fitness on middle age men is nearly as severe as smoking – according to a study published in the ... More

The president of France Francois Hollande was on hand yesterday (31 May) for the pre-opening of La Cité du Vin; a new international cultural wine ... More

Middle-aged Brits are being encouraged to reassess their lifestyles with the aid of an online health quiz launched by the government to promote greater wellbeing ... More

Public Health England (PHE) has today (7 March) launched a major new campaign which aims to get middle aged people more active and on course ... More

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has said it is reviving ambitious US$150m (€136m, £97.8m) plans to develop what it says will be the world’s first underwater ... More

Young adults who shun exercise and spend large amounts of time in front of screens are twice as likely to have poor cognitive function in ... More

People who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or over fit into one of six behavioural groups, according to a new University of ... More

As the wearable tech market heats up with firms like Apple, Samsung and Google at the centre of a battle for supremacy, the latest figures ... More

The Zen spa has officially launched at the recently-opened Salalah Rotana Resort – carved from desert rock into the Dhofar mountain range – in the ... More

A growing body of research is serving to underline the importance of an active childhood in safeguarding against ill-health later in life. With national activity ... More

A series of recent studies have added credence to the notion that physical activity is far more effective than mental exercises, such as crosswords or ... More

Design plans for the new multi-million pound King Richard III visitor centre in the heart of Leicester's Old Town has been revealed. The former Leicester ... More

Young men who are obese in their early 20s are significantly more likely to develop serious health problems by the time they reach middle age, ... More

Holland's Rijksmuseum reopened on 14 April after a 10-year refurbishment. Now 80 galleries and 8000 objects tell 800 years of Dutch history. The much vaunted ... More

Image: The Rijksmuseum first opened in July 1885 Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum has announced it will open its doors to the public in April 2013 following the ... More

The seventh-century Twin Monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow, North East England is to be the UK's latest nomination for World Heritage Site status. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt ... More

Physical fitness can help curb the frequency and severity of colds, according to new research. Researchers from North Carolina, US, published their findings in the ... More

Regular exercise speeds learning and improves blood flow to the brain, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Pittsburgh’s School ... More