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Researchers from the University of Leicester at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre studied genetic data from 405,981 middle-aged participants and found that a faster walking pace, independent of the amount of physical activity, was associated with longer life. Health Analytics Asia Desk A lifetime of brisk walking could lead to the equivalent of 16 years younger biological age by midlife, says a new study conducted by the Leicester-based team of researchers. Despite the well-documented physical, mental, social and health benefits of walking, ...

By Ewan Gleadow & Paul Donald An infrared northern lights-style aurora on Uranus could be the key to helping mankind finally track down alien life, scientists have claimed. The aurora on the distant planet was spotted by boffins looking at the temperatures of the gas giants in the Solar System and they hope the findings could help explain the magnetic fields of other planets close to Earth. That could help them discover if distant planets support alien life. Physicist Emma Thomas, from the University of Leicester, who was lead author on the new study, said: "The temperature of all the gas gian...

By Sam Elliott-Gibbs The cities you need to head to for a good ghost hunt - or avoid like the plague if you can't think of anything worse - have been revealed thanks to a deep dive into the ghoulish archives. Researchers drew details from newspapers published between 1710 and 2021 to see what city had the most mentions in articles about paranormal activity. The figures were then adjusted for population size, using an average historical figure to reflect change over time. Analysis of 70 million news articles saw Cambridgeshire city Ely ranked top, with 9 mentions of ghosts in newspapers per 100...