Loneliness is an inevitable result of Britain’s economic model

Aditya Chakrabortty: The health secretary is wrong on who loneliness affects and wrong on what causes it

Lucy Mangan: who says 15 minutes is too short for a care visit? Chins up, people

More than 75% of care visits to the elderly and/or disabled take less than 15 minutes. Which is plenty of time, apparently

Unthinkable? The secret joy of Victor Meldrew

Editorial: To be a curmudgeon means you no longer need to secrete views you've been hiding for years for fear of offending enlightened opinion

Running: a great sport to start in later life

Lots of people start running in their 30s or older, and it is one of the few sports in which you can improve with age – and even progress to elite level

Want to live to past the age of 110? ‘It’s all genetics – and luck’

Emine Saner: Sant Kaur Bajwa died last week aged 115. She was one of a group of elite survivors known as the supercentenarians – people over 110. What are the secrets of their longevity?

Welfare cuts raises question of who ultimately pays for your fags and fats?

Stewart Dakers: Increased longevity means young workers are picking up the bill for the past self-gratifications of the old

How old do you feel?

Joan Bakewell wrote this week that turning 80 means 'our time is passing, and we know it'. Here, G2 writers of different vintages reveal their thoughts on ageing

Britain’s loneliness epidemic

People in Britain are living longer, and increasingly, spending their last years alone. Now more of us than ever before describe ourselves as lonely. Homa Khaleeli finds out how to beat the loneliness epidemic

Americans ‘are sicker and die younger’ than people in other wealthy nations

Damning official report on US health finds death and disease taking huge toll on population, particularly among young

A recipe to tackle malnutrition among the elderly

A new project aims to provide a cost-effective way of improving the diets of elderly people in residential care homes

Population: the future is caring

Danny Dorling: Don't panic. An ageing population is good news for the environment, for growth and for childcare

Caregiving for an elderly or sick loved one: people’s panel

Do you act as a caregiver for an aging or sick family member while working and raising children? We want to hear from you

What is life like after 100?

The conversation: More and more of us are living ever longer. But is old age something to dread, or cherish? Hetty Bower, 106, and Peggy Megarry, 100, discuss the reality of being very, very old

Elderly struck by ‘epidemic’ of body image and eating disorders

Anxiety over appearance on rise as over-70s struggle with stigma now surrounding ageing

Research dispels old myths about ageing

Tom Kirkwood, an expert on ageing, has produced research that suggests the 85-plus generation are much happier than perceived