Improving lifestyle factors such as diet, physical activity and sleep can help bridge the current 13-15 year reduction in life expectancy in people with mental illnesses, says P.S. Indu, a member of the Lancet Psychiatry Commission. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Mental health services should focus on lifestyle interventions to improve the physical health of

In a groundbreaking study poised to reshape our understanding of Parkinson’s disease, researchers have unveiled compelling evidence linking digestive health and lifestyle patterns to the onset and progression of this complex neurodegenerative disorder. Parkinson’s disease, traditionally framed as a neurological affliction primarily affecting motor functions through the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, may have roots extending

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image:  Professor Diane Fatkin at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute view more  Credit: Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute An international team, led by scientists from the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute has studied around 3000 people affected by the heart disease dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) – a driver of heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest.