this week ;

We’re bringing you some incredible updates from the world of science. We’ve hit up the databases and scoured the journals to hand-deliver some seriously exciting research (if we do say so ourselves)! You’re very, very welcome.

This edition will take you through some ground-breaking, hip-shaking findings that show dancing might be the best way to boost your cognitive and psychological wellbeing, as well as a study that used machine learning models to predict Alzheimer’s Disease 7 years before the onset of symptoms (!) with a 72% success rate. Definitely a good one to share with the AI doomsayers in your life.

Our last story in 'The Latest & Greatest’ is a Swedish study on the sex-based differences in Cluster Headache conditions. The study is the largest of its kind to date, and is helping to bridge the diagnosis and treatment disparities between men and women.

Then, some of our top picks in what to read, watch, listen to and do.

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REFERENCES

• David Sinclair. (2022, January 5). The Science Behind Why We Age | Lifespan with Dr. David Sinclair #1 [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1kLizzdb2c

• Fourier, C., Ran, C., Steinberg, A., Sjöstrand, C., Waldenlind, E., & Belin, A. C. (2023). Sex differences in clinical features, treatment, and lifestyle factors in patients with cluster headache. Neurology, 100(12). https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000201688

• Hanson, R. (2014). Hardwiring happiness: How to Reshape Your Brain and Your Life. Rider.

• Steinberg, A., Josefsson, P., Alexanderson, K., & Sjöstrand, C. (2019). Cluster headache. Neurology, 93(4). https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000007787

• Tang, A., Rankin, K. P., Cerono, G., Miramontes, S., Mills, H., Roger, J., Zeng, B., Nelson, C., Soman, K., Woldemariam, S., Li, Y., Lee, A., Bove, R., Glymour, M. M., Aghaeepour, N., Oskotsky, T., Miller, Z. A., Allen, I. E., Sanders, S. J., . . . Sirota, M. (2024). Leveraging electronic health records and knowledge networks for Alzheimer’s disease prediction and sex-specific biological insights. Nature Aging. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-024-00573-8

• Yan, A. F., Nicholson, L. L., Ward, R., Hiller, C. E., Dovey, K., Parker, H. M., Low, L., Moyle, G. M., & Chan, C. (2024). The Effectiveness of Dance Interventions on Psychological and Cognitive Health Outcomes Compared with Other Forms of Physical Activity: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis. Sports Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-023-01990-