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New research suggests a daily coffee may protect against atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart rhythm disorder that increases stroke and heart failure risk. Contrary to longstanding advice to limit caffeine, participants who drank at least one cup of caffeinated coffee daily had a 39 per cent lower risk of AFib recurrence. The findings come […]

Brazil is emerging as a key resource for studying extreme longevity, thanks to its highly diverse population, which carries millions of genetic variants absent from standard datasets. Researchers at the University of São Paulo have studied more than 160 centenarians, including 20 supercentenarians (110 years or older), many of whom remained mentally sharp and resilient […]

Medical findings for a healthier body Restoring the ageing brain’s waste-disposal system Recent research highlights a link between neurological disorders, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and the brain’s reduced ability to clear harmful waste, which affects healthy brain and body function. Ageing slows the brain’s waste-removal process, known as the glymphatic system. The glymphatic system […]

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