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Living Well

Sleep Quality Matters: REM and Deep Sleep Associated With Disease Risk

24 September 2026

Getting enough REM and deep sleep may be associated with a lower risk of dozens of diseases, while sleeping fewer than five hours a night is linked to substantially higher disease risk, according to a…

Sustainable Diet Changes Could Lower Emissions Without Higher Food Costs

6 July 2026

Modest changes to meat and dairy consumption could help Scotland meet its climate targets while improving public health and nutrition,…

The Arts and Healthy Ageing: Evidence of a Slower Ageing Pace

28 May 2026

Regular participation in arts and cultural activities such as reading, listening to music, or visiting museums and galleries may help…

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Brain Health

Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease Challenges Conventional Understanding of Risk Factors

13 October 2026

For years, high blood pressure and high cholesterol have been recognised as important risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. But new research suggests that people who develop the disease before age 65 may follow a different…

Menopause May Leave Clues That Predict Future Dementia Risk

2 October 2026

Menopause is often associated with hot flashes, anxiety, brain fog and sleep problems, suggesting that the transition affects not only…

New research challenges traditional view of the human brain as a single organ

22 September 2026

For centuries, scientists have viewed the brain as a single, unified organ. But new Stanford Medicine-led research suggests that the…

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Healthy Diets

The Hidden Link Between Food and Gene Activity: Scientists Discover a Biological “Pencil”

26 July 2026

A new international clinical intervention study published in Clinical Nutrition has uncovered molecular evidence explaining how diet may beneficially influence gene activity. Led by Prof. Iris Shai and Dr. Hila Zelicha Peer of Ben-Gurion University…