Health

Some of the most popular “anti-aging” diets show promise in rodent studies. But are they effective for humans?

“This will be one of the most important datasets since the mapping of the Human Genome.”

An evolutionary biologist explains why you probably won’t grow a tail.

Isn’t more sleep always better?

A mouthwash solution containing ferumoxytol and a dye could treat, prevent, and diagnose tooth decay, according to UPenn researchers.

Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive.

One hypothesis says that sleep helps “clean” the brain of damaged molecules and toxic proteins.

Prozac is a widely used antidepressant. Data indicates that the drug could be used to prevent blindness due to macular degeneration.

On Sept. 23, 2020, it was reported that black licorice was the culprit in the death of a 54-year-old man.

The credibility problem facing the biomedical and public health establishment is, at least in part, a product of its own making.

Elevated blood pressure, even within the normal range, is associated with accelerated brain aging.

Marijuana use among college students in 2020 reached levels not seen since the 1980s.

Guided by ultrasound waves, swarms of microrobots could soon be used to deliver medicine to targeted sites in the body.

Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K448) can help reduce seizures in epilepsy patients.

The secret to alleviating chronic back pain may be to treat psychological issues like anxiety and repressed emotions.

Smallpox, Ebola, HIV, influenza, the plague, malaria, and a whole host of terrible bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites were cooked up by Mother Nature, all on her own. Apparently, Mother Nature hasn’t banned gain-of-function research.

When Tal Golesworthy was told he was at risk of his aorta bursting, he wasn’t impressed with the surgery on offer – so he came up with his own idea.

Organ transplantation is in dire need of biotechnological advances. 3D bioprinting and genetic modification of pigs provide a path forward.

Donate a kidney now, and your loved one will have priority status if they need one later.

In fact, 10,000 steps a day is just an arbitrary number from an old marketing campaign.

Once limited in range, mass hysteria can now spread across the globe in an instant.

Don’t let your reptile brain tell you what to do.

Longevity gets a new motto: location, location, location.

MIT researchers design glue that mimics the sticky substance barnacles use to cling to rocks.

A new study refutes some of the claims recently made about the value of napping.

The risk of dying basically flattens after age 110.

You are only ever a few days away from your demise.

Cancer cells seem to have a harder time growing among pair-bonded mice, according to a new study that explored the “widowhood effect.”

The new brain tumor treatment targets a cancer that kills 75% of patients within a year.

For some reason, the bodies of deceased monks stay “fresh” for a long time.