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Why more under-50s are being diagnosed with cancer than earlier generations

Accelerated biological ageing is linked to a higher risk of developing multiple cancers earlier in life, scientists found

The Independent UK

The Best Epidermal Growth Factor Serums Can Repair and Smooth Your Skin, No In-Office Appointment Required

The buzziest ingredient in beauty.

Marie Claire

The Postpartum Hormone Crash Is a Medical Event. Dr. Sarah Daccarett's Inner Balance Is Treating It Like One

Why Women Get Medical Care During Pregnancy…Then, Often Receive Far Less Support After the Baby Comes

Medical Daily

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Pride makes me feel like an imposter

Every June, I'm forced to reckon with the parts of myself that still don't fit

Salon

New vaccine ‘could rejuvenate aging immune systems to tackle cancer and dementia’

Researchers hope that resetting these cells may help the immune system regain characteristics of healthier immune responses.

The Independent UK

BMJ Meta-Analysis of 154,000 People: Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Offer Little Meaningful Bone Protection for Most Older Adults

BMJ meta-analysis of 69 trials and 153,902 adults June 15, 2026: calcium, vitamin D, or both offer no meaningful fracture or fall protection for most older adults.

Medical Daily

The Antarctic bacterium that could be key to new cancer treatments

Antarctica’s isolation has led to highly specialised organisms, scientists say

The Independent UK

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Togetherness by Rowan Hooper review – a stunning portrait of cooperation in nature

This corrective to our habitual emphasis on competition had me writing ‘wow’ in the margins again and again

The Guardian - UK

Weight loss drugs show signs of slowing biological aging, scientists discover

GLP-1 drugs help fight the harmful inflammation that raises the risk of chronic disease

The Independent UK

A new test claims to tell how well you’re ageing – and even when you’ll die. But I’d rather not know

I think I’ll leave new methods to measure biological age to the Kardashians. Too much knowledge about your mortality can be bad for your health, says science writer Helen Pilcher

The Guardian - UK

Are Vitamin C Serums the Best Option for Brighter Skin? Experts Explain

The buzzy skincare ingredient may not be the main character anymore.

Marie Claire

‘Parasitic cleanses’ are the latest health trend to infest social media. But what does the evidence say?

Experts are often contacted by people ‘convinced’ they have a prolonged, undiagnosed parasitic infection

The Guardian - AU

The Common Vitamin Deficiency Dermatologists Notice in People With Acne

50 per cent of UK adults are deficient in this particular vitamin.

Marie Claire

More than bones: German students buried their classroom skeleton after discovering it was a real person, likely from India

A coffin carrying the remains of a woman whose name nobody knew was lowered into the ground in western Germany in 2022. Around it stood students, teachers and local residents paying their respects. For decades, the woman had been part of a school biology classroom, helping generations of pupils learn…

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Where American Men Live May Shape Their Odds of Surviving Prostate Cancer, New Study Reveals

Researchers and public health experts point to several overlapping factors, including poverty, lack of insurance coverage, fewer primary care physicians and limited access to specialists

Evening Standard

You’d be NAD not to get to grips with this healthy ageing molecule

Everything you need to know about these trending supplements – and the best to shop

The Times of India

5300-year-old Europe’s oldest mummy may be ‘alive’: Scientists reveal shocking microbial activity

In a cold store in northern Italy, Ötzi the Iceman lies behind controlled glass and steel, kept at a steady chill that mimics the glacier that once sealed him away. He has been there since 1991, when hikers stumbled upon what appeared to be a recent body lodged in the…

The Independent UK

There’s something still living inside Ötzi the Iceman

Mummified 5,300-year-old body is actually host to a dynamic ecosystem, researchers say

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The Guardian - UK

Thousands more UK black men to be invited for prostate cancer screening

Health secretary announces expansion of Transform trial but does not back population-wide testing

Evening Standard

More black men to be invited to prostate cancer screening trial

It comes as Health Secretary James Murray accepted a committee’s recommendation against a population-wide screening programme.

Evening Standard

Health Secretary accepts committee’s recommendation on prostate cancer screening

The move is a blow to campaigners, but the committee said screening all men using the prostate specific antigen test could do more harm than good.

The Guardian - AU

Doctors don’t know what to do about wellness influencers but we dismiss them at our peril

To be a cancer specialist is to see the worst of harm caused by social media. Yet I have never changed a patient’s mind with outrage

The Guardian - UK

What’s the secret to getting the perfect amount of sleep? Don’t worry about it!

Research out this month says you should aim for between 6.4 and 7.8 hours a night. But if you’re getting that granular about shut-eye, you’re overthinking it, writes Emma Beddington

The Guardian - UK

Poor sleep linked to rising cancer risk in under-50s

Findings add to growing efforts to explain why cancer rates are increasing among younger adults worldwide

The Independent UK

New research finds link between obesity and breast cancer risks

Some 321,910 new cases of invasive breast cancer are estimated to be diagnosed this year

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