Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

Birdwatching may reshape the brain and build its buffer against ageing

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Science · February 23, 2026 (updated February 25, 2026) · 2 min · 401 words
Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of data

Briefing Chat: Caffeine slows brain ageing, suggests decades of data

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Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 241 words

Can the shingles vaccine slow ageing?

• The evidence is surprisingly strong