By 1999, the average age of my patients was around 82.

Medical advances have created a fourth age of humankind intermediate between middle and old age, and this is the new prime of life,

He's doing real good, especially for his age. I think it's because of all the practice he's had through the years. He's been in it since he was a kid. He's just a smooth driver.

I know what the median age is here, and I'm certain I'm on the other side of that. But I'm still very comfortable riding at the top level. I just love to do it. I cannot imagine a life without horses.

The human brain of all ages is plastic, that is, it is shaped by what you do, what you learn and what you think, ... There is strong evidence that, particularly in the over-50s, the degree to which you retain your mental faculties depends on a number of simple behavioural factors.

The current system is cumbersome, not transparent and inefficient.