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Football is a risky sport, but bicycling to work is far more dangerous.
A few key moments are linked to significant shifts in thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
Now that the DSM lists severe hoarding as a disorder apart from OCD, psychologists are asking what explains its prevalence.
Decades of Alzheimer's research might have missed a cellular culprit hiding in plain sight.
A study involving nearly 2,000 people found links between personality traits and the likelihood of moving toward or away from dementia.
Learn to spot the scientists who are searching for the truth rather than money, ego, or fame.
Don't feel compelled to start a napping routine just yet.
Boys are four times as likely as girls to develop autism. Girls are nearly twice as likely to experience depression. The immune system may be a player in these and other brain-health disparities.
A secret to a long, healthy life may lie in the diversity of gut viruses, which can supercharge bacterial metabolism and resist disease.
A study found that older adults who cannot balance on one foot for ten seconds have an 84% higher risk of death than those who can.
Is blood the key to anti-aging, or just another lucrative biotech opportunity?
It’s safe to use your face cream, as long as you aren’t eating it.
We know that everything changes, but we long for something more permanent.
Rapamycin is potentially the most powerful anti-aging drug ever discovered. However, due to its unlucky history, few know of it.
In the spirit of the 1969 moon landing, we now have a golden opportunity to pursue “nondisruptive” creative solutions.
Neuroscientists hope to learn more in the hope of finding a way to reverse dementia.
Amyloid plaque can build up in body organs other than the brain. The resulting diseases — AL amyloidosis, ATTR amyloidosis and more — cause much suffering.
Perhaps we should be searching for “other Mercurys” rather than “other Earths.”
Our brainwaves naturally synchronize with external stimuli like flickering lights. Here's how the phenomenon might boost learning.
By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.
At this event, you’ll be around to hear the eulogy.
Biological age is a better health indicator than the number of years you’ve lived, but it’s tricky to measure.
Having a "buff" skeleton prevents infirmity in old age.
As improving biotech offers us longevity, we can prepare to live much better as we age.
Baby mice can regenerate damaged hair cells — and now that we know how they do it, maybe we can, too.
In a citizen science project, thousands of pet dogs are helping scientists to understand what happens to memory and cognition in old age.
No family is immune to money conflicts, no matter how much they love each other. Here’s what to look out for.
Warm relationships protect your mind and body from the slings and arrows of life.
There is a strong case to be made that the China has moved too slowly to reverse the effects of its one-child policy.