Longevity

Stem cells are overhyped as a cure for everything. But they’re finally showing promise in making elderly people stronger.

Craig Venter is betting that something is lurking in your body and you’d better address it now.

Maverick scientists, a blissful free diver, and (of course) sex and drugs lit up our top articles of the year.

Nobel laureates and billionaires fight to sell you what they hope is a longevity pill.

MIT dropout Laura Deming is on the hunt for causes of disease and mechanisms for quashing it.

Trying to stay young isn’t just futile: it’s also bad for you. Here’s how to think about aging in the era of ultra longevity.

These people are all researching ways to halt or reverse aging. So what are they doing to help themselves live longer?

If you ask people around the world how healthy they think they are, you’ll get some surprising answers.