Do Longevity Supplements Actually Work? An Expert Finally Has The AnswerAre supplements a waste of money or should we be investing in them for longer lives?
What Your Feet Can Tell You About Your HealthFeet are important indicators of viral infections, cardiovascular disease and neurological disorders.
Philanthropy is empowering India’s mental health sector. Here’s howIndia faces significant challenges with concerning statistics on mental health disorders. One in seven Indians had mental disorders of varying severity, according to The Lancet Psychiatry in 2017.
What if you could burn calories and lose weight while resting? Here are five exercise combos that workIdeally your workout routine should be such that your metabolic rate, or the speed at which your body burns calories, can benefit you both at rest and during activity.
This Common Condition Can Damage Joints Long Before It’s DetectedIt may start as a twinge in your knee or hip when you get out of bed. Over time, that twinge may turn into persistent pain, swelling or reduced range of motion — signs of a condition called osteoarthritis.
Inside the Kenyan cult that starved itself to deathIt started with one family. Then another arrived, then another. Soon there were enough of them to begin clearing a section of the forest, cutting down the moringa and acacia trees, and uprooting thick shrubs.
The Covid Revisionists Are Endangering Us AllAs the possibility of a new pandemic looms, influential figures are telling us we shouldn’t have been so worried about the last one. This spells trouble. Passengers on a sightseeing bus wear masks on Thursday, January 4, 2024, in Washington, DC.
Universities Face an Urgent Question: What Makes a Protest Antisemitic?Follow our live coverage of the college protests at U.C.L.A. and other universities. The protesters link arms and march in formation toward three Jewish students who have come inside the encampment.
Lazy people who become highly disciplined often practice these 12 simple habitsAs a former lazy girl, I can attest to the fact that bad habits are hard to break. It wasn’t just my career that was suffering – in my personal life, I left messages from friends on read for days. I’d put off doing much-needed DIY and maintenance around the house.
A retired teacher saw inspiration in Columbia’s protests. Eric Adams called her an outside agitatorNEW YORK (AP) — Before police officers poured into Columbia University on Tuesday night, arresting more than 100 people as they cleared an occupied school building and tent encampment, New York City Mayor Eric Adams received a piece of intelligence he said shifted his thinking about the campus dem
It Doesn't Take Long to Reset Your Gut Health With Small Lifestyle ChangesMany things can throw one’s microbiome out of kilter. Not eating enough fiber or relying too much on highly processed food can starve the “good bacteria” dwelling in your gut. Frequent and sustained antibiotic use can also unintentionally kill them off.
Everyday Noises Can Hurt Hearts, Not Just Ears, and the Ability to LearnTen years ago Jamie Banks started working from her home in the town of Lincoln, Mass. After a couple of months, the continuing racket from landscaping machines began to feel unendurable, even when she was inside her home.
Your Cell Phone Carrier Gathers Data: What It Collects About You and How to Turn It Off NowUsing any modern website, app or service in 2024 means your data is almost assuredly being collected in one way or another. Telecom and broadband providers, in particular, can gather plenty of information about you.
This 3-move bodyweight stretching routine will build healthier hips and strengthen your lower bodyDevelop healthier hips and strengthen the muscles and joints in the lower body with this three-move stretching and mobility routine. You can spend as long or as little as you like on the exercises, but we recommend at least 20 to 30 seconds on each side per exercise to get the most out of them.
Cancer vaccines are having a renaissanceThis article first appeared in The Checkup, MIT Technology Review’s weekly biotech newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Thursday, and read articles like this first, sign up here.