by John McMillan | Jul 25, 2025 | Aging, Health
Jitka Vseteckova, The Open University and Lis Boulton, The Open University Most of us want to enjoy later life feeling strong, connected, and mentally sharp. But how often do we stop to think about whether the things we’re doing right now are helping us get there? A...
by John McMillan | Jul 25, 2025 | Health, Medical Research
Eef Hogervorst, Loughborough University More and more research suggests that the copper in your diet could play a bigger role in brain health than we once believed. A recent study found that older Americans who ate more copper-rich foods did better on memory and...
by John McMillan | Jul 25, 2025 | Exercise, Health
Jack McNamara, University of East London Your fitness tracker might be lying to you. That 10,000-step target flashing on your wrist? It didn’t come from decades of careful research. It came from a Japanese walking club and a marketing campaign in the 1960s. A major...
by John McMillan | Jul 18, 2025 | Health
Turgay Ayer, Georgia Institute of Technology Imagine walking into your doctor’s office feeling sick – and rather than flipping through pages of your medical history or running tests that take days, your doctor instantly pulls together data from your health records,...
by John McMillan | Jul 18, 2025 | Health
Sandra Lucas, University of the West of Scotland For generations, chicken soup has been a go-to remedy for people feeling under the weather. It holds a cherished place in many cultures as a comforting treatment for colds and flu. But is there any real science behind...
by John McMillan | Jul 11, 2025 | Aging, Health, Inflammation
Samuel J. White, York St John University and Philippe B. Wilson, York St John University For years, scientists have believed that inflammation inevitably increases with age, quietly fuelling diseases like heart disease, dementia and diabetes. But a new study of...
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