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A gut bacterium called Roseburia inulinivorans increased muscle strength in mice, while older adults with detectable levels had 29 per cent…
Aug 24, 2026
South Korean women are projected to become the first national population in history with an average life expectancy above 90. An Imperial…
Aug 24, 2026
Older adults following earlier meal schedules had a 10-year survival rate of 89.5%, compared with 86.7% among later eaters—but Harvard and…
Aug 24, 2026
Sleep apnea starts with a blocked airway, but some of the damage may travel through the gut
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A natural experiment involving more than 280,000 Welsh adults found that shingles vaccination cut new dementia diagnoses by 20% over seven…
Aug 22, 2026
The Mediterranean diet we know was effectively invented in 1958 by an American physiologist studying the island of Crete
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Researchers tracked 147,374 people for up to 30 years and found a striking strength-training sweet spot
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Aerobic capacity typically falls about 5–10% per decade after early adulthood, but that decline is far from fixed
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A 30-year study tracking 147,374 people found a striking longevity sweet spot for strength training
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