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Scientists have known nighttime light raises cardiovascular risk. A study of 11,071 people just showed for the first time what it is actually doing to the structure of the heart.

Medical Research & Innovations

Scientists have known nighttime light raises cardiovascular risk. A study of 11,071 people just showed for the first time what it is actually doing to the structure of the heart.

Sep 12 · 9 min read · European Heart Journal

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

Depression does not just change how you feel. A study of 495,000 brain cells found it physically disrupts the brain’s ability to create new neurons in the region responsible for emotional memory.

Depression does not just change how you feel. A study of 495,000 brain cells found it physically disrupts the brain’s ability to create new neurons in the region responsible for emotional memory.

Aug 28 · 9 min read · Nature

A global study of 46,490 people found that women consistently value moral traits more than men across 67 countries. But the culture that widened the gap most was not what anyone expected

A global study of 46,490 people found that women consistently value moral traits more than men across 67 countries. But the culture that widened the gap most was not what anyone expected

Aug 22 · 8 min read · Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Researchers discovered that some gut bacterial populations spread between people and across continents within decades. The finding suggests your gut microbiome is partly shaped by whoever you spend time with.

Medical Research & Innovations

Researchers discovered that some gut bacterial populations spread between people and across continents within decades. The finding suggests your gut microbiome is partly shaped by whoever you spend time with.

Sep 10 · 9 min read · Nature

A new study of 1,828 people found that men and women do not just age at different rates. They age in fundamentally different ways at the cellular level.

Medical Research & Innovations

A new study of 1,828 people found that men and women do not just age at different rates. They age in fundamentally different ways at the cellular level.

Sep 1 · 8 min read · Nature Communications

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

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

New research finds that CAR T-cell therapy, developed for blood cancers, dramatically reduced disease activity in every rheumatoid arthritis patient treated. Three achieved medication-free remission after a single infusion.

Medical Research & Innovations

New research finds that CAR T-cell therapy, developed for blood cancers, dramatically reduced disease activity in every rheumatoid arthritis patient treated. Three achieved medication-free remission after a single infusion.

Aug 30 · 8 min read · Nature

A study of 440,000 people found that humans are increasingly choosing partners who share their genetics. The trend has intensified every decade for the past 60 years.

A study of 440,000 people found that humans are increasingly choosing partners who share their genetics. The trend has intensified every decade for the past 60 years.

Aug 24 · 9 min read · Nature

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