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Five extra minutes of walking per day could avert up to 10% of early deaths, exercise-tracking data from more than 135,000 people over 40 suggest.

Post-pandemic brains appear almost six months older than they should, scans from more than 16,000 UK Biobank participants have revealed.

An algorithm built with ChatGPT-like technology predicts more than 1000 health conditions – something that could help doctors to provide better care for their patients.

An artificial-intelligence algorithm trained on brain images and movement data from 20,000 UK Biobank participants can spot early signs of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

If your heart appears old beyond your years, so do your other organs, scans from 100,000 UK Biobank participants have revealed.

Activity monitor data from more than 25,000 UK Biobank participants reveals the potential benefits of activity bursts in those who are normally inactive.

Algorithm that identifies heart-muscle thickening from routine heart activity test has been created with data from more than 37,500 UK Biobank participants.

Algorithm that analyses smartwatch data detects minute movement changes many years before symptoms appear.

Physical activity doesn’t need to be spread out over the week – ‘weekend warriors’ seem to get same health benefits.