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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.
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.
How to harness the power of the placebo
The placebo effect was once dismissed as the ‘natural course of the condition’. It meant that if a person’s condition improved when they took a placebo, it was just coincidence. We now understand things much better.
Why Aromatherapy Works: The science of smell
There’s a well-identified link between smell sensitivity, memory, and cognition. Studies show that smell training impacts the brain and improves memory and cognition.