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Cheese eaten at least weekly was linked with a lower dementia risk in a study of nearly 8,000 older adults. Tracking 7,914 people aged 65 or over for three years, the study found a dementia rate of 3.4 per cent among weekly cheese eaters, compared with 4.5 per cent in those who avoided cheese. That [...]

Metformin, a cheap century-old drug, cut insulin use by 12 per cent in adults with type 1 diabetes, a recent Australian study has found. A randomised trial in 40 adults with long-term type 1 diabetes found insulin doses were 12 per cent lower with metformin over six months, with no change in blood sugar control. [...]

Root canal treatment reduces inflammation linked to heart disease and improves blood sugar and cholesterol, suggesting lower diabetes risk, research shows. A study tracking blood chemistry changes in 65 patients following treatment for apical periodontitis (a common infection at the tooth root tip) found significant improvements in metabolic health markers. Successful treatment was linked to [...]

UK deaths from Alzheimer's disease and other dementias hit their highest level since records began, with 6,612 fatalities last year, new research has revealed. The death rate has more than doubled over the past two decades, making dementia one of Scotland's leading causes of death, responsible for one in ten fatalities. Nearly two-thirds of those [...]

Ultra-processed foods harm every major organ system and threaten global health, the world's largest review has revealed. Evidence reviewed by 43 of the world's leading experts reveals that diets high in UPF are associated with overeating, poor nutritional quality and higher exposure to harmful chemicals and additives. A systematic review of 104 long-term studies found [...]

Age Tech World explores the latest research developments in the world of longevity and ageing. Pushing the frontiers of generative AI for longevity AI- driven drug discovery and development company Insilico Medicine is launching an innovative cardiometabolic disease portfolio of unique highly-differentiated molecules discovered using generative AI. Powered by Insilico’s proprietary end-to-end Pharma.AI platform, the [...]

Brain recordings show tirzepatide briefly silences food noise in one woman with obesity, but the effect appears temporary. A rare brain study using implanted electrodes found that tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro and Zepbound, quiets brain signals linked to constant thoughts about food, but the effect appears temporary. Researchers monitored brain activity in a 60-year-old woman [...]

Childhood loneliness increases the risk of dementia in later life, according to new research. Adults who recalled being lonely and without a close friend in childhood faced a 41 per cent higher risk of developing dementia, even if they were no longer lonely as adults. People who frequently felt lonely without close friends during youth [...]

Rates of high blood pressure in children have almost doubled since 2000, with more than one in 20 now affected, new global research shows. In 2020, 6.2 per cent of under-19s had high blood pressure, compared with 3.2 per cent in 2000. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, now affects 114 million children worldwide, [...]

A new tool can estimate Alzheimer’s risk years before memory and thinking problems emerge, offering personalised risk scores long before symptoms. The research builds on decades of data from one of the world’s most comprehensive population-based studies of brain health. Mayo Clinic researchers developed the prediction model, which found that women have a higher lifetime [...]