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A new study of more than 47,000 women found links between coffee and healthy ageing.

The drink that makes healthy ageing 13pc more likely

Most people who consume coffee appreciate the quick jolt of energy it provides. A new study suggests it could also help you live better for longer.

A higher intake of plant oils such as canola has been linked to a lower risk of cancer.

I’m a cancer expert. Here are 11 science-based ways to cut your risk

About one in five people around the world will develop the disease throughout the course of their lives. Take these tips to help avoid it.

Could changing your plasma actually help you live longer?

A new study says this trendy anti-ageing treatment may be able to slow the biological breakdown that comes with age, even in otherwise healthy people.

Healthy sleep can range from six-and-a-half to 10 hours a night.

How to get eight uninterrupted hours – by a sleep professor

Our modern fixation with getting eight solid hours’ sleep, you may be glad to hear, is nonsense, according to a sleep professor.

May

Swimming is a low-impact full-body workout and great for burning calories.

Which exercise burns calories fastest – walking, cycling or swimming?

Here’s how to lose 450 grams of fat a week for healthy, sustainable weight loss, according to an expert.

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This week’s AFR podcast 15 Minutes with the Boss with Paul McGrath, chief executive officer of YHA.

This CEO was given a 5pc chance of survival. That was 21 years ago

With his wife pregnant with their third child, YHA Australia chief Paul McGrath was diagnosed with a blood cancer. It taught him a lot about the power of the mind.

A brain “organoid” – a bundle of lab-grown human tissue. Queensland researchers studied organoids to screen drugs that can flush out damaging senescent cells from brain tissue.

Want to stay healthy as you age? Watch your senescent cells

The steady accumulation of these “zombies” throughout our lives is increasingly being implicated in almost all such illnesses – and even the ageing process.

Diets with comparatively higher amounts of plant-based foods were associated with a higher likelihood of healthy ageing.

Eat this to help you reach 70 without chronic disease

A diet rich in plant-based foods and fewer ultra-processed products is associated with healthier ageing, a study has found.

A new study has found that almost any evening exercise can disrupt your sleep.

This is the worst time to exercise for a good night’s sleep

A new study has found that physical exertion within about four hours of bedtime reduces how long you spend slumbering – but there are remedies.

Committing to a consistent sleep schedule is important, and can reduce your risk of cancer, stroke and many other illnesses.

A longevity expert’s 5 tips for ageing well

The fact that genes do not necessarily determine if you get older in good health suggests “we can pretty much all do better” to delay disease, says one doctor.

Menopause specialist Dr Naomi Potter: “Good sleep hygiene is crucial.”

The 10 most common questions I’m asked about menopause

Naomi Potter is one of the UK’s leading experts on the subject. Here are the queries she most often gets, and the answers she gives.

A cooldown is typically some form of easier movement that acts like an off-ramp from a workout.

Do you really need to cool down after a workout?

For many people, just fitting in a 30-minute run or 25-minute strength session can feel impossible. Is it essential to take another five minutes to ease off?

The magnitude of the changes were similar among men and women.

Time pressed? Surprisingly little weight training gets big results

In a new study, participants gained significant muscle mass and strength from just two 30-minute sessions of simple resistance exercises a week.

April

In the past 100 years, men have gained height at a rate twice as fast as women.

What your height says about your health

Younger generations have been getting taller as living standards have shifted, childhood starvation disappeared, and common infectious diseases were eradicated.

Walking with a friend has numerous benefits.

17 ways to cut your risk of stroke, dementia, depression all at once

Lifestyle changes could simultaneously lower the danger of all three, even though they may appear unrelated, new research suggests.

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Jon Pilcher runs Neuren Pharmaceuticals from his spare room in Melbourne.

This $1.3b biotech is still run out of a spare bedroom in Melbourne

It’s been a volatile few years for Neuren, the neurological disorder treatment group which has seen shares rocket, then slump. Now it has a promising new drug.

StrongRoom AI’s co-founders Max Mito and Christopher Durre pictured with EVP’s Misha Saul (left).

StrongRoom AI nears sale with debts transferred to entrepreneur

The pharmacy software start-up called in administrators after its biggest investor, venture capital firm EVP, alleged it had misrepresented its finances.

Part of the problem with racing thoughts is that we don’t realise they’re always there, day and night.

8 ways to sleep when your thoughts are racing

Dominique Antiglio is a sophrologist with more than 20 years’ experience. Here, she shares her techniques that have helped everyone from CEOs to athletes.

The more protein, the better? Here’s a fact-check of 6 big claims

Social media influencers – many with medical or scientific degrees in their bios – claim most people are woefully deficient in the nutrient. Are they right?

Monique Neu was one of the early recipients of the technology.

‘Could be next Cochlear or ResMed’: heart device maker wins FDA approval

EBR Systems, backed by investors such as HESTA, Hostplus and private equity veteran Mark Carnegie, can start selling its technology within months.

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