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Older adults are disproportionately affected by humanitarian crises, but remain overlooked in preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. Javier Manrique, Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez, Elburg van Boetzelaer, and Favila Escobio discuss their three-part Series on older adults in huma ...  Show more

Metformin has received a lot of attention in the field of ageing, though clinical trials remain scarce. Dennis Villareal (Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, USA) discusses the DEMFOS trial assessingl assessing whether adding metformin to an intensive lifestyle interve ...  Show more

New research using weekly video or phone calls to help older people to identify which activities boost their moods does help to reduce loneliness and depression. Our studio guest Professor Daryl O'Connor from the University of Leeds is impressed by the pilot study which used a fo ...  Show more

There’s tons of evidence that loneliness can have negative impacts on our mental and even physical health. But when it comes to interventions that reduce loneliness, there is far less research. Today on the podcast, we check out what one neighborhood in Brooklyn is doing to bring ...  Show more

In this episode, Michael Mosley discovers that, as well as being a very rewarding thing to do, volunteering your time, labour or spare room can really benefit your health too. Michael speaks with Dr Edith Chen from Northwestern University in the US, who has been investigating the ...  Show more