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Open-label placebos may defy logic, but scientists explore promising new treatment possibilities.

Senolytics that target age-related “zombie” cells could be game-changing for extending lifespans and enabling long-haul space travel.

An emerging trend in interior design reframes the built environment as a way to help people flourish.

Early studies of intermittent fasting for breast cancer are underway to see if it slows tumor growth and saves lives.

Russian transhumanist Alexey Turchin plans to outsmart a future artificial intelligence and save humanity.

Next-generation wearable sensors will combine biochemical and physiological metrics.

Regenerative medicine could get us there.

iAge, an inflammation aging clock, aims to predict your risk of disease and death.

An entrepreneur with his own rare disease finds a way to align incentives and needs to support research on rare diseases.

Hallucinations are a surprisingly common symptom of Parkinson’s, and new research suggests a way to map and potentially treat them.

Their research could mean longer healthspans for Black women.

A new book considers how past innovations transformed our food systems.

Walter Greenleaf won’t stop until virtual reality and extended reality reach their full potential in health care.

As psychedelics are integrated into mainstream medicine, experts weigh the benefits and costs of solo versus group therapy.

Bone marrow transplants are harrowing. Agnieszka Czechowicz is working to make them safer.