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While on the outside the signs of ageing can be easily spotted, those that occur inside our body are more important but less visible (Credit: Wellcome Collection)

The woman with a 100-year-old liver

By Tom Garmeson

Mitsuo Hagiwara (credit: Keith Bedford and Shiho Fukada)

The exercise that moves Japan

Eyes as Big as Plates #Agnes II (Norway 2011) (Credit: Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen)

Remarkable photos of people in nature

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An Olympics for 100-year-olds

Getting plenty of daily exercise may be one of the keys to the long life enjoyed by centenarians in Blue Zones around the world (Credit Alamy)

The ingredients for a long life

By David Robson

José Bonafacio Villegas retired at 95 – 30 years after the standard retirement age in Costa Rica (Credit: Jorge Vindas)

Costa Rica’s 'plan' for a long, happy life

A 3D printed drumstick can be made to look, smell and even taste a bit like a chicken even when it is made from vegetable puree (Credit: Biozoon)

How our tastes change as we age

By Chermaine Lee

Linda Fung practices tai chi every morning to achieve a balance in her life (Credit: Matthew Keegan)

Asia's centuries-old healing technique

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Can AI fight elderly loneliness?

While our personalities are constantly changing, they do so relative to those around us (Credit: Getty Images)

Why we get nicer as we get older

By Zaria Gorvett

A new organ can give people a second lease on life (Credit: Getty)

Can we cheat ageing?

By Diego Arguedaz Ortiz, Beth Sagar Fenton and Helena Merriman

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Four Japanese rules to live past 100

Okinawan donots are one element of islanders' high carb, low-protein diet (Credit: Alamy)

Could carbs help us live longer?

By David Robson

Japan, the world’s fastest ageing nation, may have the biggest market for the longevity economy as elders desire things such as travel and recreation (Credit: Alamy)

The boomers spending like millennials

Could humans be treated for ageing like any other disease? (Credit: Getty Images)

The quest to cure ageing like a disease

By Britt Wray

Can't stop, won't stop. Armenian-born Argentine 100-year-old Artyn Elmayan stretches before a tennis session (Credit: Getty Images)

What if we have to work when we’re 100?