Ageing

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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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The Science of Positive Empathy

A happiness shared is a happiness doubled. That’s what the science of positive empathy tells us.

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Middle aged woman in a kneeling-meditation pose in a brightly lit studio. She is wearing red leggings and a white t-shirt. There are two windows behind her with bright sunshine shining through them, with white wispy curtains open, illuminating the room. She is kneeling on an olive green mat, which sits on a wooden floor.

An unexpected way to slow ageing

Research shows that compassion-kindness based meditation can slow the rate of telomere attrition (a reliable indicator of ageing).

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