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Aging
Western societies seem to be getting inflammation achingly wrong.
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60% of people feel disconnected. Harvard professor Robert Waldinger addresses the science behind humanity’s loneliness epidemic and suggests ways to solve it.
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He revolutionized hospitality, twice. Chip Conley shares his secrets to being able to evolve in an ever-changing world.
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People are living longer than ever, challenging our assumptions around milestones like retirement. Economist Lynda Gratton explains a “multi-stage life,” and how retiring later isn’t necessarily something to fear.
With great power comes retcon responsibility.
With any occupation comes a risk of health and safety hazards. When it comes to being Santa Claus, the challenges are unique.
The aging brain is networked differently.
People with higher immune resilience live longer, resist diseases, and are more likely to survive diseases when they do develop.
In December 2022, a company called BioAge Labs published findings on a drug that worked to prevent muscular atrophy, or the loss of muscle strength and mass, in older people.
A new study provides the first proof-of-principle that genetic material transferred from one species to another can increase both longevity and healthspan in the recipient animal.
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Exercise neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki explains how your brain can age gracefully and optimally — and it starts with just a 10-minute walk.
Individuals and organizations can maintain a strong and enduring identity by repeatedly remaking themselves.
This is especially true for three key groups.
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.
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Age expert Dr. Morgan Levine explains why living to 100 is the wrong goal.
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Former Yale professor Dr. Morgan Levine shares 3 ways to change your diet to extend your life.
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.
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Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.
We know that everything changes, but we long for something more permanent.
