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Aging
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A brain structure few have heard of tracked with dementia
A Molecular Psychiatry study of 45,306 UK Biobank brain scans found a larger choroid plexus tracked with 61% higher dementia risk, and a brighter one with much lower risk.
Jul 29, 2026
Arriving at 70 fit mattered more than getting fit after
A Generation 100 study of 1,491 Norwegians aged 70 to 77 found those with higher measured fitness had roughly half the Alzheimer's risk, while a year of improvement added little.
Jul 29, 2026
Social disadvantage tracked with three fewer reproductive years
A Menopause study of 8,576 US women found those facing the most stacked social disadvantage had a reproductive lifespan about three years shorter, with food insecurity weighing heaviest.
Jul 29, 2026
COVID vaccine tied to fewer heart events in over-75s
A JAMA Internal Medicine study of 1,039,659 US veterans found the 2024-2025 COVID vaccine tracked with fewer heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths, with the benefit concentrated in the oldest.
Jul 28, 2026