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News you can use • Want the latest health intel? We’ve combed the science journals so you don’t have to…

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Does the Blue Zones science stack up? • The blockbuster brand for ageing healthily has been called into question by researchers questioning the data. But does this invalidate its well-publicised message?

Three easy ways to get more longevity nutrients

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A brain scan to find out my cognitive age • The company behind a £600 brain scan wants to end preventable neurodegeneration with early detection. One curious twentysomething submits her neural networks to scrutiny

‘We need to take online cancer misinformation seriously’ • Dr Liz O’Riordan, a retired breast cancer surgeon, has been diagnosed with the disease three times. This breast cancer awareness month, she rails against the deadly rise of quick cures and false promises being peddled online s a doctor, cancer misinformation isn’t just irritating, it’s dangerous. And, sometimes, deadly. This past year, I was part of a BBC Panorama investigation into the death of Paloma Shemirani, daughter of anti-vax nurse Kate Shemirani. Paloma was 23 when she was diagnosed with potentially curable lymphoma. She refused chemotherapy and was reportedly advised to juice and eat a strict organic vegetarian diet, among other remedies. She died within months. It was a tragedy.

What happens when… I get older • You’ve swapped drunk-dialling your ex for emailing your MP. But what else happens in your body and your brain when you add another candle to your cake?

Ask the fit squad • Want to run further, lift heavier or nail a pull-up? We put your questions to the Women’s Health COLLECTIVE panel to help you make good on your goals

Meet the squad • The team share their must-do sleep hack

Caroline Idiens wants to future-proof your body (and she has the formula to do it) • There are few fitness professionals capable of commanding the attention of midlife women quite like Caroline Idiens. Fronting our annual issue dedicated to the pursuit of ageing well, the woman behind Caroline’s Circuits talks to fellow fitness founder Victoria Woodhall about her approach to building bodies – and a fitness empire

Back-towork fuel • Determined to nail your nutrition and avoid frittering cash? Jamie Oliver’s new book, Eat Yourself Healthy, has you covered, featuring whole-day meal plans from morning fuel to replenishing dinners

The dispiriting rise of life dysmorphia • There are many reasons why things feel bruisingly tough right now. But how much is materially difficult and how much is in our heads? One writer unpacks her unhappiness in the search for a life less miserable

‘We need to shed the taboo of discussing suicide’ • Attitudes have changed in the decade since Jessica Davis’s father took his own life. But as we mark World Suicide Prevention Day, she explains why we need to keep challenging the stigma

Suicide bereavement and mental health: the expert view • Amelia Wrighton is CEO of Suicide&Co, a charity focused on supporting the bereaved and opening up the conversation around suicide-related grief

Welcome to the musclespan movement • Just got your head around healthspan? Well, there’s a new metric in town – one that doctors are calling the ultimate marker of longevity

How strong are you, really? • Get a more detailed picture of your musclespan by trying the suggestions below

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