Singapore Health News API

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            "title": "Sleep chart of biological ageing clocks in middle and late life",
            "description": "Optimal sleep has a vital role in promoting healthy ageing and enhancing longevity. Here we propose Sleep Chart to assess the relationship between self-reported sleep duration and 23 biological ageing clocks derived from in vivo imaging1, plasma proteomics2 and metabolomics3. First, a systemic, U-shaped pattern emerges between sleep duration and biological age gaps across nine brain and body systems and three omics technologies. The sample-specific lowest biological age gaps are achieved between 6.4 and 7.8 h of sleep duration, varying by organ and sex in the UK Biobank (aged 37–84 years). Furthermore, short (<6 h) and long (>8 h) sleep duration, compared with a normal sleep duration (6–8 h), are associated with increased risk of systemic diseases beyond the brain and all-cause mortality, with evidence from genetic correlations and time-to-incident survival predictions, such as depression and diabetes. Finally, the pathways by which long and short sleep duration are associated with late-life depression differ: ageing clocks may partially mediate the pathway for long sleep duration, while short sleep duration shows a more direct link. Although Mendelian randomization does not provide strong evidence that disease causally affects sleep, it cannot completely exclude such reverse causality. Our findings suggest a cross-organ, multi-omics U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and biological ageing clocks, highlighting the potential of sleep optimization to promote healthy ageing, lower disease risk and extend longevity. A cross-organ, multi-omics U-shaped relationship between sleep duration and biological ageing clocks highlights the potential of sleep optimization to promote healthy ageing, lower disease risk and extend longevity.",
            "content": "In the UKBB, our genome-wide association study (GWAS; Methods) identified 8 genetic loci (P < 5 × 10−8) associated with abnormal sleep duration patterns (Fig. 2a). A locus at 3q29 (top lead single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP): rs34382732) was associ... [53545 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-026-10524-5?error=cookies_not_supported&code=a62f9518-2df5-41f9-8fe9-96a83058a25c",
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                "name": "Nature",
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            "title": "Rowell Road mosquito outbreak eases after months of misery for residents",
            "description": "Experts say the Culex mosquito behind the outbreak poses limited public health risk, but residents should still eliminate stagnant water to cut breeding habitats.",
            "content": "SINGAPORE: Residents at a Jalan Besar housing block plagued by mosquitoes nightly say the infestation has largely improved, though the nuisance has not fully abated.\nCNA reported in late April that the outbreak at Block 642 Rowell Road had sparked co... [7383 chars]",
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            "title": "Erectile dysfunction: Causes and shockwave therapy",
            "description": "Discover the causes of erectile dysfunction and explore how non-invasive shockwave therapy can be an effective treatment option for men's health. Read more at straitstimes.com.",
            "content": "It often starts as an off day – a moment brushed aside as stress, fatigue or simply bad timing. But when performance concerns in the bedroom begin to recur, they can quietly take a toll on confidence, relationships and overall well-being.\nIn Singapor... [4867 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/health/erectile-dysfunction-causes-treatments-shockwave-therapy-sl-aesthetic-clinic",
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                "name": "The Straits Times",
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