It’s well known that a lifetime of poor sleep is bad for your body, but a new study suggests problems can set in within a matter of days, not years. Research involving a group of young, healthy men showed just three nights of 4.5 hours of shut-eye triggered a rise in the inflammatory markers that cause heart disease. It’s a stark reminder to get your eight hours as much as possible.

And if you’re one of the many people looking to take better care of your body after 50, this guide to the dietary choices you should be making could help. Focus on proteins of course, and add three specific micronutrients where you can.

The European Space Agency is also turning 50 this year, but an extra serving of superfoods isn’t the solution to safeguarding its future health and wellbeing. Whereas the loss of bone density and muscle are the ailments bothering a 50-something human, the increasing technological prowess of China and India are the key causes of anxiety for an ageing space programme. How can Europe continue to compete with these space race newcomers in the next half century? That’s the question keeping Esa executives awake at night.

Is GDPR heading for the chop? The European Commission isn’t being entirely clear about its intentions towards its data protection regime, but it has been making noises about scaling it back as part of a wider war on red tape. GDPR is meant to protect our privacy but it does indeed have a reputation for complicating rather than simplifying our lives. That said, this surprising defence of the maligned system argues for improvement rather than abandonment.