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Sweeteners found in yoghurts and fizzy drinks can damage people’s ability to think and remember, and appear to cause “long-term harm” to health, research has found. People who consumed the largest amount of sweeteners such as aspartame and saccharin saw a 62% faster decline in their cognitive powers – the equivalent to their having aged 1.6 years, researchers say. They …

Autism is often thought of as a childhood condition, but this is far from true. Autism is a lifelong condition – and most autistic people are adults. Yet less than 1% of autism research has focused on older autistic people. This means we know very little about the needs of autistic people are they grow older – and whether they …

A huge analysis of DNA methylation in human tissue has revealed new anti-ageing targets.Credit: Lawrence Lawry/SPL The visible effects of ageing on our body are in part linked to invisible changes in gene activity. The epigenetic process of DNA methylation — the addition or removal of tags called methyl groups — becomes less precise as we age. The result is …

I’m a doctor. This is how I transformed my ageing body at 50  The Times Doctor: This is the No. 1 thing women should do to live a long, healthy life–but ‘it’s not a free pass’  CNBC Orthopedic surgeon tells women they can become “unbreakable”  Axios 58-year-old doctor’s daily habits for a long, healthy life: ‘I’m going to change the way we age’  CNBC …

Slim people may still be at risk of a deadly heart attack—because of hidden fat that accelerates ageing of the heart, a major study has found. The dangerous fat—known as visceral fat—builds up deep inside the body, wrapping around the liver, stomach and intestines.  Unlike the fat you can see and pinch, it is invisible from the outside, meaning many …

8 beauty mistakes to avoid if you want to defy ageing  Times of India Source link

At 10 years old, Danny Matranga wanted to be a basketball player, devoting countless hours to honing his skills and developing his athleticism. That was also the year his father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “I had this contrast, seeing what it’s like to lose your physical function, then also experiencing my own journey of gaining more physical function. It …

Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not a simply linear process. Instead, recent research appears to show that we age in three accelerated bursts; at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. To find out what might be going on, Ian Sample hears from Prof Michael Snyder, the director of the Center for Genomics and Personalised Medicine at …

Take a stroll through the supermarket and you’ll find plenty of products stuffed with ‘friendly bacteria.’ Bacteria – the good guys! Chug them down and they’ll help to look after you. We’re used to the idea that our guts are teeming with microbes and that they can be topped up with fancy yoghurts. We give the bacteria somewhere to live …

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