Middle age sneaks up on you. One minute you're building a life, and the next, you're questioning if you even recognize it. It's supposed to be the era of confidence and clarity—but for many, it feels ...

Rachel Green felt middle-aged at 29. That’s about a decade earlier than the traditional start to midlife. She took on more ...

FOR DECADES, surveys have suggested that middle age is the low point of life. While young and old generally reported high levels of life satisfaction, those in mid-life endured a slump. This “U-bend ...

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Washington University in St. Louis provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. “No one expects a grown woman in her 40s to have an eating disorder. That’s for teenagers, right? Well, guess ...

A millennial woman's viral video declaring The White Lotus characters "middle aged" has ignited a debate over what that term means in 2025. "Middle aged is considered to be between the ages of 40 and ...

A study in the British Medical Journal lit up the Internet last week with the conclusion that cognitive decline begins at age 45. While it’s true that some innate skills like memory and speed of ...