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Poor heart health predicts premature brain ageing, study suggests

By estimating people’s brain age from scans, researchers have identified multiple risk factors for a prematurely ageing brain. They found that worse heart – or cardiovascular – health at age 36 predicted a higher brain age later in life. The UCL ...

23 Aug 2022 at 00:30

Hearing aids may help people live longer, study suggests

Hearing aids may help people with hearing loss live longer than those who do not use the devices, new research suggests. The findings indicate that hearing aids reduce the risk of death by almost 25%, and that those who do not use hearing aids ...

03 Jan 2024 at 23:30

Pandemic had real lasting impact on cognitive function in over-50s, study finds

Lockdowns and other restrictions brought in during the pandemic have had a “real lasting impact” on the brain health of people over the age of 50, researchers have suggested. A study found cognitive function and working memory in older people ...

02 Nov 2023 at 07:03

Health & Wellbeing

Pandemic had real lasting impact on cognitive function in over-50s, study finds

02 Nov 2023 at 08:32

Local News

Social isolation linked to dementia, study suggests

Being socially isolated is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia, new research suggests. According to the study, it is social isolation rather than the feeling of loneliness that is linked to the condition. Researchers ...

15 Jun 2022 at 19:33

Social isolation linked to dementia, study suggests

09 Jun 2022 at 00:30

Not getting enough sleep lessens cognitive benefits of exercise – study

Middle-aged people not getting enough sleep are less likely to see the benefits of exercise when comes to protecting against decline in skills such as memory and thinking, scientists have said. Researchers from ...

05 Jul 2023 at 23:30

Increase in human life expectancy is slowing down, study suggests

The rise in human life expectancy may be slowing down after nearly doubling over the last century, new research suggests. Over the 19th and 20th centuries, there have been dramatic increases in how long people ...

07 Oct 2024 at 16:00

Life

How to create timeless interiors with sustainable choices

Going green and making thoughtful design choices can be hugely rewarding, and resonates well with an eco-friendly lifestyle. As Alysha Alli, group interior designer at Redrow puts it: “Sustainability starts ...

10 Jun 2025 at 08:00

Health & Wellbeing

5 benefits of a health MOT – and what we could learn from the Japanese approach

Could introducing Japanese-style health check-ups for people when they turn 65 help revolutionise adult social care in England? A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) certainly ...

27 Jun 2025 at 09:47

Health

Former soldier discharged over mental health embarks on year-long fundraising mission to ‘turn negative into positive’

A former British Army soldier who was medically discharged for mental health reasons has embarked on a year-long fundraising mission to “turn a negative into a positive”. Cameron Alexander, 39, based in ...

22 Aug 2025 at 06:30

Travel

How I learned the secret to long life in Costa Rica’s ‘Blue Zone’

Sprightly octogenarian Berta Dalia appears from her modest, dimly lit kitchen, faded apron tied round her waist, yellow fluffy slippers providing a pop of colour to her hard-working feet. At 86, the ...

27 Jan 2025 at 10:29

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