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• Two lesser-studied types of PFAS have now been associated with accelerated epigenetic aging.
• Researchers in Finland found that young people who identified as transgender suffered from worse mental health than other children and faced greater psychiatric issues if they underwent surgery.
• A study that followed 121 teenagers until they were 30 found that those with higher levels of youth aggression showed signs of faster biological aging and higher body mass index later in life.
• Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is starting a podcast interviewing independent doctors, scientists, and people involved in medical innovation, on topics such as the rise in chronic disease.

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🏥 Health News

Researchers backed by the federal government have taken steps to transform osteoarthritis care, officials announced on April 6.

Columbia University scientists have created what they call a living knee implant that provides a lifetime of stability to people who would otherwise undergo knee replacement surgery. The 3-D printed organ is made out of biodegradable “scaffolding” material infused with adult stem cells that regenerate the joint’s cartilage and bone tissues as the scaffolding disappears.

About 32 million Americans every year are affected by osteoarthritis, or the breakdown of cartilage—flexible tissue that helps joints move smoothly. Many undergo joint surgery to replace cartilage with titanium alloy implants.

Two other teams, backed by funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, have developed potential injectable treatments for patients who do not need joint replacement but who could use strengthened bone and/or cartilage.

Potential therapies from University of Colorado Boulder researchers successfully assisted in repairing damaged joints in animals in just weeks, while Duke University scientists have designed combination drugs that stimulate bone and cartilage regeneration. (More)

More Health News:

• The Department of Health and Human Services has loosened the required expertise for members of an important vaccine advisory panel, after a federal judge blocked changes to the panel made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  
• People who engage in occasional heavy drinking face a threefold higher risk of liver damage when they already have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
• Cooking regularly could lower the chance of dementia by around 30 percent to as high as 70 percent in some cases, found a new study.
• Fertility rates hit a record low in the United States in 2025, according to newly released provisional data.

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👴🏼👵🏼 Aging Well

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Want to have more disease-free years in your life?

A study that followed nearly 60,000 adults for 8 years compared those who made small changes in how they slept, moved, and ate with those who made big changes in a single one of these areas. The study discovered that those who made the small changes enjoyed a larger benefit.  

When the factors were examined alone, large changes were needed to see meaningful improvements. However, when these behaviors were combined, the overall “dose” needed for improvements was substantially lower.

For example, very high levels of physical activity on its own can add about two additional years to lifespan.

However, when exercise, diet, and sleep were combined, much smaller improvements were needed to see meaningful gains.

For example, a combined "dose" of only five extra minutes of sleep per day, two minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity per day, and about half a serving of vegetables or 1 1/2 servings of whole grains per day was sufficient to add an extra year of life. (More)

More Health Aging:

• Grandparents who engage in a wider range of caregiving activities and provide between 1 and 39 hours of child care have significantly lower odds of developing dementia.  
• Empty-nesters can gain mental and emotional health benefits from the lighter load, but need to balance newfound freedom with safety and health measures.

🍵 Food & Nutrition

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Soothing ginger miso soup comes together with rich bone broth, fresh ginger, and soft egg “noodles” (thin egg strands) to create a warm, easy-to-digest meal. Each ingredient is chosen to help calm inflammation while gently supporting the gut’s protective barrier.

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
• 3 small rainbow carrots, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 1 cup roughly chopped fennel (bulb, stalks, and fronds)
• 2 red mini sweet peppers, cut into strips
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 quart chicken bone broth
• 1 small zucchini, cut into half-moons
• 2 cups baby spinach
• 2 tablespoons collagen peptides (optional)
• 2 tablespoons miso paste (chickpea, rice, or soy)
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup chopped cilantro or green onion

Instructions

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat until hot but not smoking. Add the carrots, fennel, peppers, ginger, and garlic, and sauté for two to three minutes until softened and lightly caramelized.
• Pour in the chicken bone broth. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes, until the vegetables are tender but not completely soft.
• Add the zucchini and cook for two to three minutes, until tender-crisp.
• Ladle about one cup of hot broth into a small bowl and set aside. Stir the spinach and collagen peptides (if using) into the pot and cook for one to two minutes, until the spinach is fully wilted. Remove the saucepan from the heat.
• Whisk the miso into the reserved broth until completely dissolved, then stir it back into the soup. This helps preserve the beneficial microbes in the miso.
• While gently stirring the soup, slowly drizzle in the beaten eggs in a thin stream to form noodle-like strands.
• Serve immediately, garnished with cilantro or green onion.

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