Health

The Cellular Discovery That Could Change How We Understand Aging

For most of human history, growing older has felt like a one way journey. We…


The Brain Connection Behind Sensory Sensitivity in Children

A shirt tag can be small enough for most people to ignore and still feel…


The Stories Our Brains Create May Be the Closest Thing We Have to a Life

You did not keep yesterday exactly as it happened. What remains is a version…


Scientists Communicate With Sleeping People Inside Their Dreams

A dream can feel like the most private place imaginable. Yet a series of…


The Everyday Mineral Scientists Are Studying for Its Possible Link to Memory Loss

There is a particular kind of silence that can settle between two people when…


We Spend Almost Our Entire Lives Indoors — A Doctor Thinks Our Bodies Are Paying the Price

There is something strange about the modern version of comfort. We have…


Everyone is on a "Healing Journey" Right Now, So Why Is No One Feeling Better?

It is 1 a.m. and you are still awake, thumb moving. Somewhere in your saved…


For Four Children With Brain Cancer, Their Own Blood Became a Reason to Keep Hoping

For some parents, a cancer diagnosis changes the meaning of time. A birthday…


Scientists Found a Surprising Link Between Dancing and Depression Relief

A dance floor might be one of the last places people expect to find a serious…


The Trauma Parents Carry May Leave Traces In Their Children

Every parent carries some version of the same quiet fear: that something…