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Iris on science · June 25th
From storyflo. This is your daily audio brief for June 25th. Iris here. June 25th. Health and longevity in ten — let's begin with what changed my mind this week. Let's get into it. First, from Dr. Mary Claire. What actually protects your brain in midlife. The most solid proof comes from two randomized trials. The Finnish FINGER study (2015) and the U.S. POINTER trial (2025) tested a bundle of habits—exercise, a MIND‑style diet, cognitive‑social activity, and vascular monitoring—and both showed modest but reliable gains in memory and thinking scores. Observational work backs this up, noting…
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