Biohacking

Investors and families are counting on Onno Faber to galvanize research into neglected conditions—like the one threatening his hearing and sight.

Women suffering from hot flashes try to find relief in a device that wasn’t designed specifically for them.

Elite athletes are now maintaining their level of performance in their 40s and beyond. What can they teach the rest of us?

A review of three devices: SleepScore Max, Eight Sleep, and Dreem.

Michael Pollan explores the neuroscience of psychedelics in this excerpt from his new book.

Hackers take on everything that makes breastfeeding harder than it should be.

A new study helps the case for a supplement known as NR, but it’s not yet a slam dunk.

Stem cells are overhyped as a cure for everything. But they’re finally showing promise in making elderly people stronger.

Two different microbiome tests give me conflicting dietary advice. Only one lets me verify the science behind it.

Racing against his own genetic disorder, Onno Faber is giving people with rare diseases the tools to make medicine work for them.

A $299 microbiome test from DayTwo turns up some counterintuitive dietary advice.

But can they manufacture it at scale?

Companies are using your DNA to customize a diet plan. If it works, it might not be for the reasons advertised.

Elite athletes have a greater variety of bacteria in their guts than couch potatoes do, raising the prospect of “poop doping.”

They’ve been ahead of the curve on personal health tracking and citizen science. What will their doctors and the rest of us learn from their data addiction?