'I'm 30 facing early on-set dementia - my wife had to make devastating decision'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/im-30-facing-early-set-36960739

State pension update as DWP minister confirms triple lock 'slightly higher' plans

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/state-pension-update-dwp-minister-36944529

Adherence to plant-based diets, incl. the environmentally-friendly EAT-Lancet diet, is linked to lower risk of mortality and to longer life expectancy, according to a new study of two nationwide cohorts with +150k participants: doi.org/10.1007/s113... #PlantBased #Diets #Mortality #LifeExpectancy

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Once a week, 85-year-old Makiko Kimura mans the register at a sweets shop in western Tokyo. Rather than a chore, the senior citizen says continuing to work ‘makes me happy just to leave the house.’ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/03/07/lifestyle/elderly-workforce-silver-jinzai-aging-population/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #life #lifestyle #depopulation #aging #elderly #lifeexpectancy
Working overtime: ‘Silver Jinzai’ centers keep Japan’s seniors employed

With about 3 in 10 adults currently over the retirement age, community agencies keeping seniors in part-time work bring both personal and economic benefits.

The Japan Times

Dog breeds with the shortest lifespan as one breed not expected to make it past age 6

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/dog-breeds-shortest-lifespan-36814935

This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?
Aditya Chakrabortty

The news that healthy #lifeExpectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/06/uk-death-healthy-life-expectancy-decline-state

#science #publicHealth

This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet?

The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian