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Society & Politics Baby boomers are keeping booze Britain afloat – but the young are drinking less Emily Nicholls examines why young are drinking in less risky ways than previous generations, but older people are still continuing to drink heavily. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Health & Wellbeing Over-75s who stop taking statins 'may raise risk of heart attack' "Coming off statins in old age raises the risk of heart attack or stroke by around a third," reports The Sun. Behind the Headlines examines the science supporting the story. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Health & Wellbeing TOR: an enzyme that could hold the secret to longevity and healthy ageing Charalampos Rallis highlights how targeted clinical trials and population studies could help deliver healthy ageing and longer lifespans. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Entertainment The Night of the Iguana Clive Owen, returns to the London stage after an 18-year absence in James Macdonald's sluggish new production of the Tennessee Williams' The Night of the Iguana. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	Laurence Green
Health & Wellbeing Widely used class of drugs linked to dementia "Common drugs taken by millions 'increase risk of dementia by 50%', experts warn," The Sun reports. Behind the Headlines examines the evidence behind the claims. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Entertainment Peter Gynt James McArdle impresses in a work that exposes the madness of a modern world where truth is subjective and everything can be viewed through the narrow prism of self. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	Laurence Green
Entertainment The End of History David Morrissey stands out as the brooding, down-to-earth idealist patriarch in this compassionate and intimate drama of a divided, dysfunctional family. Laurence Green reviews. Read more	0	Laurence Green
Entertainment Europe David Greig's 1994 drama remains a timely warning about the dangers of a divided Europe, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	Laurence Green
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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Society & Politics 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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Society & Politics 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. Read more	1	Olderiswiser Editorial
Work & Career The retirement boredom conundrum It takes just over one year for boredom to set in for retirees, a study has found. With skills and experience to burn, take this opportunity to rediscover who you are and what you can do. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Entertainment 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. Read more	0	Laurence Green
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 the people they care for. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Relationships 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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Society & Politics 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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
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 story. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
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. Read more	0	Peter McGahan
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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Money & Finance 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, or lack thereof. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Entertainment 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 question of “why”. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Health & Wellbeing 'Small' increase in risk of Alzheimer's disease with HRT use, study suggests "Millions of women who take HRT pills may face a greater risk of Alzheimer's," warns the Mail Online. NHS Choices' news analysis service looks at the science behind the claims. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Money & Finance 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. Read more	0	Peter McGahan
Entertainment 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. Read more	0	Laurence Green
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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Society & Politics 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? Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Society & Politics 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. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial