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Human Organs Age at Different Rates
Organ-specific biological clocks are the latest tool for predicting and treating both chronic disease and overall aging.
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Robin Donovan
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No Spike, No Crash
A new functional sparkling water from the founders of Fiji Water and Oatly claims to manage metabolic health by helping avoid blood sugar spikes after meals.
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Jacopo Prisco
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Is the Pursuit of Happiness Overrated?
Mounting evidence shows a paradoxical link between the pursuit of joy and depression.
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Paolo Pontoniere
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The Holy Science of Mindfulness
Harvard’s new Thich Nhat Hanh Center for Mindfulness in Public Health aims to explore how the ephemeral could change physical and mental health.
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Maura Kelly
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Frost Fight: New Tech to Slash Organ Transplant Waiting Lists
Inspired by Arctic fish, scientists are developing frost-fighting methods to keep organs viable for as long as possible.
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Robin Donovan
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The “Stepping Stone” Approach to Getting Longevity Drugs to Market
Getting geroprotective drugs to market for specific disease applications is the first step in eventually making them available for healthier aging.
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Jason Socrates Bardi
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What Can We Learn From Terminal Lucidity Before Death?
This mysterious end-of-life energy surge could teach us about memory, cognition, and the search for dementia treatments.
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David Levine
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Prenatal Screening for Autism is an Ethical Dilemma
Autism is highly heritable—but is it a disease? Should it be cured? Could screening for it lead to eugenics? We explore the complicated landscape.
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Matthew Hutson
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School of Shrooms
Oregon’s grand experiment in training psychedelic facilitators is facing a tangle of ambiguity and red tape.
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Robin Donovan
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Book Review: We the Scientists
How a daring team of parents and doctors forged a new path for medicine.
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Richard Sprague
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Squirrels Survive When Humans Would Die
Fauna Bio mines squirrel genomes for clues to developing new drugs for humans.
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Robin Donovan
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Could Gene-Edited Hens Stop the Great Chicken Massacre?
Researchers have designed a light-activated genetic kill switch to prevent male chicks from hatching, since they have no economic value.
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Jacopo Prisco
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Move Over Darwin! Here Come the Facilitation Effects
Survival in extreme environments hinges on collaboration—not competition.
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Matthew Ponsford
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Palm Cooling Comes of Age
Elite athletes have used this tech for years, and now it’s going mainstream—but does the science back it up?
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Stav Dimitropoulos
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How to Make Coffee Without the Beans
“Beanless coffee” is making its way to store shelves, but will consumers give up their beloved cup of Joe for a more eco-friendly option?
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Jacopo Prisco
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