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The risk of dying basically flattens after age 110.
Prosthetic arms can cost amputees $80,000. A startup called Unlimited Tomorrow is aiming to change that by making customized 3D-printed bionic arms for just $8,000.
You are only ever a few days away from your demise.
Our chart shows new additions since 1984 that have stuck around.
For some reason, the bodies of deceased monks stay “fresh” for a long time.
Age ain’t nothing but a number, but “inflammatory age” may be real.
Theoretical physicist Geoffrey West explains the science behind a unique hypothesis.
In 1933, the skull of a 50-year-old male of the Homo longi species was found in China, puzzling researchers.
A team of biohackers is on a David-versus-Goliath mission to make insulin affordable to an increasing number of diabetics.
New research shines a light on the genetics of sudden cardiac deaths.
A new device cured the hiccups 92 percent of the time in a recent study involving more than 200 participants.
Israeli food-tech company DouxMatok (Hebrew for “double sweet”) has created a sugary product that uses 40 percent less actual sugar yet still tastes sweet.
A new study suggests that reports of the impending infertility of the human male are greatly exaggerated.
An early feasibility study finds a potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease.
The treatment is here, but are we ready?
The way you speak might reveal a lot about you, such as your willingness to engage in casual sex.
Who needs steroids when you have the placebo effect?
Want to live 100+ years? You may need unusually good DNA repair.
Scientists discover what our human ancestors were making inside the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa 1.8 million years ago.
In the near-term, gene editing is not likely to be useful. Even in the long-term, it may not be very practical.
For every good idea in evolution, there is an unintended consequence. Disease is often one of them.
Healthy people need healthy microbiomes from an early age.
Cannabidiol (CBD) seems to reduce the unpleasantness of pain, a finding that surprised the researchers behind a new, first-of-its-kind study.
The answer seems to be a series of evolutionary trade-offs that help protect organs in women, according to a recent study.
The potential of CRISPR technology is incredible, but the threats are too serious to ignore.
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Measuring a person’s movements and poses, smart clothes could be used for athletic training, rehabilitation, or health-monitoring.
The most mental game in existence no longer requires fingers.