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A new Nature Medicine study of 60,000 people found that your body does not age as a whole. Different cell types age at completely different speeds, and the pattern predicts which diseases you will develop.

Medical Research & Innovations

A new Nature Medicine study of 60,000 people found that your body does not age as a whole. Different cell types age at completely different speeds, and the pattern predicts which diseases you will develop.

Sep 6 · 10 min read · Nature

Researchers analyzed the DNA of 72,635 living people and found 168 genetic variants actively being eliminated from the human population. Several of them cause cancer.

Molecular Biology

Researchers analyzed the DNA of 72,635 living people and found 168 genetic variants actively being eliminated from the human population. Several of them cause cancer.

Aug 20 · 8 min read · American Journal of Human Genetics

New Study Reveals How Your Gut Wirelessly Rewires Your Behavior

Medical Research & Innovations

New Study Reveals How Your Gut Wirelessly Rewires Your Behavior

Mar 31 · 4 min read · Nature

A Nature study found that sleeping more than 8 hours ages your organs as fast as sleeping fewer than 6. Half a million people, 17 organs, 23 aging clocks all showed the same U-shaped curve.

Molecular Biology

A Nature study found that sleeping more than 8 hours ages your organs as fast as sleeping fewer than 6. Half a million people, 17 organs, 23 aging clocks all showed the same U-shaped curve.

Sep 3 · 10 min read · Nature

A Tiny Genetic Fragment Could Be the Key to Supercharging Cancer Immunotherapy

Medical Research & Innovations

A Tiny Genetic Fragment Could Be the Key to Supercharging Cancer Immunotherapy

Apr 1 · 3 min read · PNAS

Scientists Uncover the Microscopic Switch That Feels the Cold

Molecular Biology

Scientists Uncover the Microscopic Switch That Feels the Cold

Mar 30 · 3 min read · Nature

Scientists measured biological aging in 2,300 people and found each toxic person in your life adds roughly 9 months to your cellular age. The effect is twice as strong when the toxic person is a family member.

Molecular Biology

Scientists measured biological aging in 2,300 people and found each toxic person in your life adds roughly 9 months to your cellular age. The effect is twice as strong when the toxic person is a family member.

Aug 26 · 8 min read · PNAS

New Study Reveals Why Bacteria Fail to Stop “Superbug” Plasmids

Molecular Biology

New Study Reveals Why Bacteria Fail to Stop “Superbug” Plasmids

Mar 31 · 3 min read · PNAS