The new science of human longevity — and why everything you've been told is probably wrong
For two decades, the longevity field was dominated by caloric restriction and telomere length. A generation of researchers staked careers on theories that have since crumbled under better data. What's replaced them is stranger, more promising, and considerably more complicated.
Large language models are now writing clinical trial protocols. Should we be worried?
The FDA has not yet issued formal guidance. Researchers are divided. The practice is already widespread.
Why the 8-hour sleep rule was always more marketing than medicine
The origins of the figure, what population studies actually show, and what chronobiologists recommend instead.
The longevity startup boom is attracting serious capital — and serious skepticism
$5.2 billion entered the space in 2025. Not all of it will survive contact with clinical reality.
Neuroplasticity after 50: what the latest research says about the aging brain
New imaging techniques are revealing that the adult brain retains far more capacity for structural change than previously assumed.
The gut-brain axis is real — here is what the clinical evidence actually supports
Separating well-established findings from the speculative claims that have flooded the wellness industry.
Protein folding solved. Drug discovery next? The implications of AlphaFold 3
DeepMind's latest model predicts interactions between proteins and small molecules with unprecedented accuracy.
CRISPR in clinical trials: where the science stands after a decade of promises
The first approved CRISPR therapies are now being administered. The results are cautiously extraordinary.
Wearable biomarker monitoring has finally crossed the accuracy threshold that matters
Continuous glucose, HRV, and cortisol monitoring are converging into devices that actually change behavior.
The science of decision fatigue and how high performers quietly manage it
Ego depletion research has had a replication crisis. What survived is still highly actionable.
Time-restricted eating: separating the robust findings from the hype cycle
After hundreds of trials, what does the evidence actually support for intermittent fasting?
Flow states are real — and neuroscience is finally explaining what actually triggers them
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