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Biological age
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MYTH diet score tracked 21% lower aging-related death risk, level with an older healthy-eating index
China Medical University researchers had machine learning rank the foods eaten by 191,689 UK Biobank adults. Most of the 10 rules that emerged match familiar advice; the exceptions reward refined grains and a large glass of wine a day.
Sep 14, 2026
One in three healthy middle-aged adults was prefrail
A GeroScience study of 117,163 UK Biobank participants with no diagnosed chronic disease found 32.8% met criteria for prefrailty, alongside changes across nine body systems.
Aug 6, 2026
Habits predicted healthy aging; blood markers did not
In 401 dementia-free adults aged 83 to 87, habits and psychological resilience predicted cognition, mood and walking speed. None of the 120 blood markers measured accounted for the link.
Aug 6, 2026
Younger generations are aging faster, and cancer tracks it
Across 154,169 UK Biobank adults, a blood-based measure of biological age was higher in each successive birth cohort, and people who were biologically older for their years had more early-onset cancer.
Aug 4, 2026