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Daily aspirin did nothing for healthspan in 19,114 older adults

The ASPREE trial randomized healthy over-70s to low-dose aspirin or placebo and tracked the first serious illness. The two groups were indistinguishable.

Aug 2, 2026

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Lifestyle cut chronic disease. Metformin did not.

Two decades after the Diabetes Prevention Program, 1,173 participants were checked for accumulated illness. The lifestyle arm came out ahead. The drug arm matched placebo.

Aug 2, 2026

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Smoking and waist size beat every epigenetic clock tested

An Aging Cell study followed 1,108 middle-aged Finns for up to nine years and found a model built from age, sex, smoking, alcohol and body shape predicted disease better than any aging clock.

Jul 31, 2026

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Longevity genes helped. Not smoking helped far more.

A GeroScience study followed 5,575 Finnish twins for 17.5 years and found a genetic score for long life cut death risk modestly, while heavy smoking more than tripled it.

Jul 31, 2026