Insights from Precursor

Less worry, steadier emotions, a bigger vocabulary. The science of what gets better as you get older.

Is 8 hours really the magic number? What the research says about sleep, from hunter-gatherers to weekend lie-ins.

Eight glasses of water? 10,000 steps? Knuckle cracking? Ten health myths, busted.

Fastest brain at 18, strongest grip in your 30s, best vocabulary in your late 60s. Your full peak-age timeline.

Baked beans, mountain climbs in trainers and a kilo of chocolate a week. Here's how the world's oldest people spent their days.

Learn what an incidental MRI finding means, why many are harmless, how uncertainty is managed and which questions to ask about follow-up.

A full-body MRI can detect some cancers, but not every cancer. Learn what the evidence shows, what may be missed and why standard screening still matters.

Full-body MRI offers a broad structural view without ionising radiation. Here is how it can complement a thoughtful, long-term approach to health.

A DEXA report turns body composition into a useful long-term baseline. Here is how fat, lean tissue, visceral fat and bone measurements fit together.

DEXA can describe body composition or assess bone density. Understanding the difference helps you choose a scan that matches your long-term health goals.

A high or low flag is a comparison, not a diagnosis. Here's what shapes a blood result before anyone reads meaning into it.