A 2019 study made the Tylenol question hard to ignore: children with the highest levels of acetaminophen detected in umbilical-cord blood had substantially higher odds of autism and ADHD. Then, a Swedish…
Can a Weekly Shot Curb Your Alcohol Cravings? New Semaglutide Trial Offers an Answer
A major clinical trial reveals that pairing a weekly GLP-1 shot with cognitive behavioral therapy cuts heavy drinking days by over 40%, potentially changing addiction treatment forever. You’ve probably heard all the…
Eating Sugar While Taking Antibiotics May Disrupt Gut Bacteria, New Study Finds
Antibiotics are built to kill bacteria, but they rarely stop at the bad ones. Helpful gut microbes can get swept away too, leaving open space for other bacteria to move in. A…
Could the future “afterlife” be digital rather than spiritual? Science fiction is starting to look plausible
For most of human history, the idea of continuing after death belonged mainly to religion, philosophy and personal belief. Technology is now creating a very different possibility: a version of you that…
Is it possible to preserve your memories before dying? The science is moving beyond science fiction
For most of history, preserving someone’s memories after death meant relying on photographs, letters, stories and the recollections of other people. Technology is now pushing that idea much further. Scientists can record…
Could AI help humans live longer? Researchers are already testing the possibilities
Artificial intelligence cannot make people live longer today, but researchers are already using it to attack some of the hardest problems in aging science. AI systems are helping scientists estimate how quickly…
What if death from aging becomes preventable? The science is no longer purely theoretical
Most medicine waits for aging to produce a recognizable disease and then tries to treat that disease. A growing field of researchers is pursuing a more ambitious idea: intervene earlier in the…
Irritable Male Syndrome Is an Actual Condition, and It Could Explain Those Mood Changes
Mounting clinical evidence shows that chronic irritability, sudden mood shifts, and emotional withdrawal in aging men frequently stem from real hormonal drops rather than simple grumpiness. We’ve all seen the cultural caricature…
Study Finds MIND Diet Linked to Slower Brain Aging Over 12 Years
The MIND diet is back in the brain health conversation with an irresistible promise: people who followed it more closely showed slower gray matter loss, equivalent to about 2.5 years of age-related…
Frequent TV Watching Was Linked to Smaller Brain Volumes in Men
A study linking frequent television viewing in midlife with smaller brain volumes decades later found something more complicated than the familiar warning about spending too much time on the couch. Among 1,712…