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Aging

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US women reach menopause at 50. One in 10 gets there early.

A NHANES analysis of 15,322 women put median natural menopause at 50, found early menopause in 10% and traced it to smoking, education, sleep and depression.

Jul 31, 2026

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A blood metabolite clock tracked death risk and frailty

GeroScience researchers built an aging clock from 3,686 blood samples across UK and Irish cohorts. Five years of extra metabolic age came with 43% higher death risk.

Jul 31, 2026

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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

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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