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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
Health & Wellbeing Older people with depression 'less likely to be referred for psychological therapy' "The elderly are being fobbed off with pills for mental health problems instead of receiving therapy," claims the Mail Online, while The Daily Telegraph reports that "NHS ageism is blocking older people's access to talking therapies". Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Entertainment 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. Read more	0	Laurence Green
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. Read more	0	Peter McGahan
Entertainment 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. Read more	0	Laurence Green
Entertainment Tintin: as the eternal youth turns 90, he's still teaching children about the world Paul Aleixo looks at the enduring appeal of Hergé's comic book hero Tintin: one of Belgium’s great gifts to the children of the world. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Health & Wellbeing Gum disease linked to Alzheimer's, study claims "Gum disease bug could play 'central role' in development of Alzheimer's," The Independent reported. Here, Behind the Headlines news analysis service examines the science behind the story. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Society & Politics Revere or Remove? The Battle Over Statues, Heritage and History Should we embrace of colonial history 'warts and all' or reject and try to make our past go away? This Intelligence Squared debate examines whether our forebears were a force for good or discriminatory, oppressive overlords. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Health & Wellbeing Are you experiencing a post-Christmas cholesterol level 'spike'? "Christmas and New Year are bad for your cholesterol: Levels are 20% higher after the festive period," reports the Mail Online. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Entertainment The Cane This moral examination of corporal punishment should have been insightful and thought-provoking but lacks the necessary depth and passion to make us really care. Writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	Laurence Green
Health & Wellbeing The Alzheimer’s enigma The cause of Alzheimer’s disease has troubled the science world’s best detectives. Michael Regnier asks: can such a mystery really be solved if we gather enough clues? Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Health & Wellbeing Older people 'would benefit' from weight training and more protein "GPs should prescribe protein powders and weight lifting to pensioners to help reverse frailty," The Daily Telegraph reports. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Entertainment Disobedience Sebastian Lelio's Disobedience starring Rachel Weisz and Rachel McAdams asks searching questions about religious transgression and individuality but ultimately disapppoints, writes Laurence Green. Read more	0	Laurence Green
Health & Wellbeing Dealing with Alzheimer’s – from the diagnosis to behavioural changes Mary Jordan explains the first steps that should be taken after receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Read more	0	Mary Jordan
Society & Politics Feel younger than you are? Here's why you're on to something good If we can learn to ignore the numbers on a birth certificate and cut down on the relentless societal references to getting old, then maybe we will lead healthier, happier and longer lives, writes Catherine Loveday. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial
Money & Finance 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. Read more	0	Peter McGahan
Health & Wellbeing Vegan diet 'helps people better manage type 2 diabetes' Going vegan "can 'significantly improve' mental health, reduce diabetes and lower weight," reported the Daily Mirror. Behind the Headlines news analysis service examines the science supporting the claims. Read more	0	Olderiswiser Editorial