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Health

In the race to reach 100, the wealthy have a head start

There are more centenarians now than ever before. But more must be done to address inequalities that prevent people from having a realistic chance of hitting this milestone.

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The science revealing how the right diet can add a decade to your life

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The science revealing how the right diet can add a decade to your life

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The exercises you need to do to reach 100 in great shape

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The exercises you need to do to reach 100 in great shape

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What’s the secret to living well beyond the average life expectancy?

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What’s the secret to living well beyond the average life expectancy?

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Higher dose of Wegovy ups both weight loss and side effects

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Participants prepare kimchi, a traditional Korean dish of spicy fermented cabbage and radish, during a kimchi making festival held amid snowfall at the Jogyesa Temple in Seoul on November 27, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP) (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images)

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Tim Spector's guide to fermentation is meticulous and persuasive

Culture

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A single dose of LSD seems to reduce anxiety

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Illustration of the drug rapamycin (red) blocking a protein called mTOR (blue)

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Rapamycin may extend lifespans by protecting against DNA damage

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Just one dose of psilocybin seems to be enough to rewire the brain

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In the village of Tshabula, villagers search for cobalt and copper in the waste tailings dumped by the lorries of the Chinese company Commus, which extracts minerals from one of the town's largest open-cast mines.

Environment

Mining for renewable tech inflicts huge damage. Is there a solution?

Collecting the materials needed for renewable technologies is causing enormous environmental damage and could soon extend to the deep sea and even asteroids. Innovative solutions are poised to turn the crisis around

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Health

ADHD drugs reduce risk of criminal behaviour, drug abuse and accidents

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mRNA drugs could protect against almost any kind of viral infection

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Health

We should consider testing Ozempic on healthy people

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Health

Why constipation isn’t just painful, but can lead to serious disease

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