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One Extra Year of Required Schooling Linked to Fewer Dementia Diagnoses in 100,000-Person UK Natural Experiment

A large UK study found that students required to stay in school one extra year had fewer dementia diagnoses decades later, especially those with higher genetic risk.

Medical Daily · Oct 29

Eye Scans May Reveal Atrial Fibrillation Years Before Doctors Diagnose It, Study of 90,000 People Finds

Retinal scans may reveal subtle changes linked to atrial fibrillation years before the heart rhythm problem is diagnosed.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Your Astrocytes Have Their Own Birthday, and for Some People It Decides Whether APOE4 Becomes Alzheimer's

A Stanford-led study built aging clocks for 40+ cell types from blood. Youthful astrocytes tracked with far lower Alzheimer's risk.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

Rise in cancer in younger adults may be explained by faster 'biological aging,' early study hints

Researchers report that younger adults with older‑than‑expected biological ages are more likely to develop early‑onset lung, gastrointestinal and uterine cancers, but more research is needed.

LiveScience · Jun 28

Fit with just five minutes’ exercise a day? I don’t believe it

Everyone these days wants to optimise their workouts, but when a study seems too good to be true, it usually is, says public health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK · Jun 23

Nature Communications: Declining Phosphatidylcholine Drives Mitochondrial Aging — and Restoring It Reversed the Decline in Worms Within 2 Days

Leibniz Institute / Nature Communications April 2026: phosphatidylcholine decline triggers mitochondrial fragmentation during aging. Restoring it reversed aging in worms in 2 days.

Medical Daily · Jun 20

Night Owls Have 79% Higher Risk of Poor Heart Health and 16% Higher Risk of Heart Attack, Per 300,000-Person Study

A 300,000-person study in JAHA found night owls had 79% higher risk of poor heart health and 16% higher heart attack and stroke risk. Here's what it means and what to do.

Medical Daily · Jun 17

Loneliness Raises Heart Valve Disease Risk by 19%, Major 2026 Study Finds — and It's Independent of Genetics

A 462,917-person, 14-year study published in JAHA found loneliness raises degenerative heart valve disease risk by up to 19%, independent of genetics and traditional risk factors.

Medical Daily · Jun 11

University Of Leicester Warns UK Air Pollution Permanently Stunts Child Lungs To Trigger Early Heart Disease

A University of Leicester study reveals UK children face lifelong health risks from air pollution, with reduced lung capacity leading to increased heart disease risk in adulthood.

International Business Times UK · May 29

Could ‘Silent’ Inflammation Be Stealing Years from Your Life? UK Biobank Data Links High CRP Levels to Earlier Disease and Shorter Lifespans

Most people think inflammation only shows up when an ankle swells or a sore throat flares up. But “silent inflammation” can simmer quietly inside the body for years without obvious warning signs. Researchers studying large health datasets, including UK Biobank participants, have found that higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP),…

Budget and the Bees · May 21