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A new wave of spit-and-swab home testing kits promises to give individuals more control over their own health.

Our writer unpacks the data behind the new vaccines and wonders what happened to nuance in the CDC’s recommendations.

The ARDD meeting in Copenhagen this month featured new money, old experiments, endless enthusiasm, and a palpable sense of possibility.

We put the new Bristle Health mouth microbiome test through the paces, and here’s what we found.

With billions of dollars flooding into longevity, what role will epigenetic clocks play in measuring and intervening in aging?

A soft robotics researcher says bionic limbs that imitate living tissues could be viable within a decade.

The rise of biobanks around the world promised lots of cheap and plentiful human DNA for scientists to study. Here’s how that’s going.

Using CRISPR to activate ancient genes, Alora’s plan could be key to our future food supply.

Adopting a “back to nature” approach to life could offer stress reduction, stronger social connections, and improved health.

Targeting a key molecule that helps the brain process sensory threats could lead to new treatments for PTSD, migraines, and autism.

How DeSci, DAOs, and NFTs will change research funding, intellectual property, and collaboration.

UPenn engineers are also developing chewing gum that destroys biofilm and other cool dental innovations.

Scientists have been scratching at the familiar, annoying phenomenon long enough now to produce a new crop of promising itch drugs.

Resuscitation expert Sam Parnia studies near death experiences—and how your brain can give you access to new dimensions of reality.

Science at this California institute focuses on healthspan—which is about living better, longer.