Seven years ago, I took a bet from one of the most controversial figures in the scientific world. Charles Murray, the political scientist who—along with the late psychologist Richard Herrnstein—wrote ...

A groundbreaking analysis of a 117-year-old woman reveals how protective genetics, a balanced microbiome, efficient metabolism, and resilient immunity work together to sustain health into extreme old ...

The Trump administration announced on Monday, Sept. 22, that it had found the "answer to autism" – a claim that's evoked strong reactions from across the political spectrum. Health and Human Services ...

CHICAGO — I’m no Bryan Johnson, but I was feeling pretty confident when I strolled into the Northwestern Medicine Human Longevity Clinic in July. I’ve taken several aging tests over the past year to ...

When speakers of different languages meet, their words, sounds and even grammatical structures mingle in surprising ways. Ketchup, for example, may be an American staple today, but its name entered ...

Researchers at the University of Maine are theorizing that human beings may be in the midst of a major evolutionary shift—driven not by genes, but by culture. "Human evolution seems to be changing ...

Most people associate high cholesterol with an unhealthy diet and a sedentary lifestyle—a condition that develops over many years and you only need to worry about as you get older. However, this isn't ...

A new study has revealed that those with myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) have notable genetic differences from the general population. The DecodeME research team, led by ...

The star's new Refresher commercial has sparked online discourse about its messaging and tone following Sydney Sweeney and American Eagle backlash Dunkin' Gavin Casalegno’s Dunkin’ ad draws backlash ...

A new Dunkin' Donuts ad has people on social media in a furor over "genetics" for the second time this week. The breakfast food franchise released a short spot for its new summer Refresher drinks on ...