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How colour stopped my depression

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Most older adults feel at least 20 years younger than they are
A study of people aged 65 to 90 for Queen's University Ontario, found that for many people their age in years does not reflect the age that they really identify with, inside.
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63 Up: long-running documentary series shows how reality TV should be done
63 Up is the ninth instalment in a series originally designed as a one-off special made by Granada as part of ITV’s World in Action strand. Ruth Deller explores its last appeal.
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When political leaders choose catastrophe – how Europe walked willingly into World War I
Trusting to luck that our politicians 'will work it out in the end' is strategy that has failed in the past and shows all signs of being repeated today. By William Mulligan.
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Until: Who wants to live for ever?
Exploring when is the right age to die. Part science, part philosophy, this film invites us all to ask just one question: would I want to live for ever?
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Gibraltar after Brexit: why Spain, not Ireland will decide the UK’s fate
In the Brexit negotiations so far, the future of Gibraltar has remained essentially a quiet unknown. That will change when the UK leaves and the negotiating stage begins argues Marius S Ostrowski.
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White Pearl
In spite of some sharp and telling observations, Anchuli Felicia King's exploration of the power of social media, White Pearl, remains a missed opportunity.
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At Eternity's Gate
Willem Dafoe stars as Vincent van Gogh in Julian Schnable's biopic but a sluggish, labouring script that labours not so much on the life of the painter or even his work but on the never ending ques...
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Come From Away
Come From Away was a sleeper hit across North America, Broadway included, but this adaptation in spite of its charm and energy has perhaps too little to say.
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Jesus Hopped the A Train
A pumping, pounding play that alternately blazes and freezes its way through the stories of two men incarcerated in the infamous Rikers Island prison. Laurence Green reviews.
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The American Clock
Laurence Green reviews a new three-hour production of Arthur Miller's The American Clock (directed by Rachel Chavkin), at the Old Vic Theatre.
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Health & Wellbeing
'Brain changes' could provide early warning sign for Parkinson's disease
"Scientists say they have identified the earliest signs of Parkinson's disease in the brain, 15 to 20 years before symptoms appear," BBC News reports.
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Health & Wellbeing
Can doing a daily crossword or Sudoku puzzle keep your brain young?
"Older adults who regularly do Sudoku or crosswords have sharper brains that are 10 years younger," reports the Mail Online.
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Health & Wellbeing
Widely used diabetes drug may hold potential to aid long-term weight loss
"A drug used by patients with diabetes holds potential in helping people lose weight and keep it off," reports the Mail Online. Behind the Headlines examines the science (or lack of) supporting the...
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Health & Wellbeing
The mobile game that can detect Alzheimer’s risk
How smartphone game, Sea Hero Quest, has helped scientists better understand dementia by seeing how the brain works in relation to spatial navigation.
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Health & Wellbeing
How our sense of taste changes as we age
Anita Setarehnejad and Ruth Fairchild explore how our appreciation of taste changes as we enter later life.
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Home & Leisure
What does home mean to you?
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March) homelessness charity St Mungo’s has launched a new legacy fundraising campaign, focusing on women’s homelessness and asking what home means to you.
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What younger people can learn from older people about using technology
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Cardigans and anoraks won't cut it: why there should be more fashion for older men
Ania Sadkowska says there is a significant disconnect between marketing and older male audiences – but how can the fashion industry make ordinary older men feel more included.
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Do you know the real value of your jewellery?
How much? Auction house Bonhams launches ‘January Jewels’ campaign to reveal the true value of little-worn or inherited jewellery and precious stones.
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Brexit no barrier to travel for over 50s
Article 50 has been invoked and the pound has lost value. However, three quarters of over 50s are planning a holiday this year as sense of adventure remains strong.
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Money & Finance
Beating the 72% inflation trap
Compare £100,000 buying power in 1998 with 2018. Just to have the ability to buy the same basket of goods, you would need £172,860, writes Peter McGahan.
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How should I manage my investments through Brexit?
Peter McGahan takes a look at how you might invest post Brexit by looking at how sectors have performed since the referendum.
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Money & Finance
How to protect your business
Cash flow is the prime reason businesses fail, but as Peter McGahan explains a lack of effective protection can do as much damage as short term lack of funds.
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Mind the gap: Report reveals that Brits have unrealistic retirement aspirations
A nation-wide UK survey produced by Equity Release Supermarket (ERS) has revealed that there is a clear disconnect between many people’s retirement aspirations and their current financial provision...
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What do the US midterms mean for investors
How the outcome of the US midterm elections and the posturing of President Trump is impacting high street spending and providing a lead through global markets.
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Relationships
The reality of caring for someone with dementia – stressful but rewarding too
Warren Donnellan argues that by promoting resilience and the positive and rewarding aspects of care-giving for people with dementia, we can help to improve the day-to-day lives of both carers and t...
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The go-getting girl gang battling to end Empty Chair Syndrome
How four bereaved women came together to provide a big comfort blanket of friendship and support after losing their partners.
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Relationships
Mending broken trust
When trust is broken, it does not need to be the end of a relationship. Much can be learned from staying in a relationship and learning from the conflict situation.
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Social care Japanese style – what we can learn from the world’s oldest population
Iza Kavedžija examines the lessons to be learned from Japanese social care policies and urges the government to add transparency to long-term plans for coping with the UK's ageing population.
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Researchers find a knowledge gap between millennials and over 55s
The number of feet in a yard, how to wire a plug - and working out multiplication without a calculator are among the things older people are more likely to know than millennials, a study has found.
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Work & Career
Why it’s crazy to write off workers over 50
Martin Jones encourages employers to take off the blinkers about older workers and have the guts to employ people for what they can bring to businesses – and forget about the date on their birth ce...
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Work & Career
Job hunting tips for over 50s
Job hunting for over 50s doesn’t need to be a daunting experience. With a positive attitude, your experience and skills can maximise your opportunities.
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One in five retirees struggle to adjust, survey shows
One in five adults (20%) who retired in the last five years have admitted to finding it difficult, according to figures from a UK-wide survey.
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Work & Career
The question employers are wary to ask: when are you going to retire?
Sarah Vickerstaff, Professor of Work and Employment at university of Kent explores the uncertainty of employers and employees around working after state pension age.
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Work & Career
You shall work longer ... like it or not
New figure from Office of National Statistics show that we are working beyond state pension age and not everyone does it because they want to.
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