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A Surprising Way Daily Moisturiser May Slow Brain Ageing

Research suggests that daily moisturising may help slow cognitive decline as we age. Ageing skin releases inflammatory substances into the body, which can accelerate ageing, but moisturising can slow this process.

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4 Surprising Science-Backed Ways to Slow Ageing

These are surprising in the sense that they’re not the usual things we tend to associate with slowing ageing, like eating well and getting exercise.

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How Kindness is Contagious

Research shows that kindness is contagious. It spreads through social networks, creating ripple effects that can travel outwards to three degrees of separation.

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Why Harder Can Feel Better

Have you ever noticed that the things you work hardest for often mean the most Psychologists call this the IKEA Effect. It’s the tendency to value things more when we’ve put effort into building, creating, or attaining them.

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