longevity
Ultra-Processed Food Linked to Brain Scan Signs in Midlife
A JAMA Network Open study of 8,783 Canadian adults ties higher ultra-processed food intake to MRI signs of vascular brain injury, but not to cognition
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MHRA Seizes £2m of Fake Weight Loss Pens in Birmingham
MHRA and West Midlands Police have seized around £2m of counterfeit retatrutide and tirzepatide pens at a Birmingham unit, the regulator's third such raid of 2026
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pricing
Whey prices fall about 20% as THG lifts profit outlook
THG says WPC80 whey prices fell about 20% since September and raised its full-year profit guidance to £103m, driven by its Myprotein nutrition division
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longevity
Nature contact linked to intuitive eating in 500 UK adults
An Anglia Ruskin survey of 500 UK adults in the journal Body Image linked time in nature to more intuitive eating, via body appreciation and self-compassion
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longevity
Metabolomic ageing clock tracks disease risk in 18,476 people
A Science Translational Medicine study built a plasma metabolite ageing clock in 18,476 people in China that tracked fatty liver disease, diabetes and mortality
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Testosterone prescribing growth prompts BMJ call for oversight
BMJ authors report NHS testosterone dispensing rose 52% in four years and call for a reporting framework covering private prescribers and dispensing pharmacies
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longevity
Exercise linked to better menopause mood in UCL review
A UCL review of 12 trials and 1,003 women aged 40 to 65 reported that aerobic exercise was linked to fewer depressive symptoms and better quality of life
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regulation
ASA bans Nutrition Geeks creatine ad over muscle claims
The ASA has banned a Nutrition Geeks creatine ad, ruling that its muscle strength wording and before-and-after imagery went beyond authorised GB claims
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research
Cochrane Review Finds Cannabis Evidence Too Weak for Insomnia
A Cochrane review of nine randomised trials in 537 adults found medical cannabis gave little to no meaningful benefit for insomnia, at very low certainty
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regulation
FDA Scientists Flag Gummy Supplement Testing Challenges
FDA Office of Dietary Supplement Programs scientists set out label-accuracy, heat-degradation and microbial risks specific to gummy supplement manufacturing
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longevity
Diet Quality Score Linked to 20-Year Heart Failure Odds
A 20-year analysis of 2,159 adults in the Greek ATTICA cohort links higher baseline diet quality scores to lower heart failure odds in observational data
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longevity
Late-night eating linked to liver disease in US cohorts
An OHSU analysis of almost 200,000 people in three long-running US cohorts links eating after dinner or bedtime to 20 to 30 per cent more liver disease
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