Biohacking

Forget Sleep Tracking—Try Sleep Hacking

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

By Bob Parks

Shake Up the Snow Globe in Your Mind

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

By Michael Pollan

The Time Has Come for a Better Breast Pump

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

By Anna Nowogrodzki

More on the Supposed Youth Pill

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

By Karen Weintraub

This Anti-Aging Injection Might Actually Work

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

By Karen Weintraub

So Should I Eat Apples, or Not?

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

By Richard Sprague

Power to the Patients

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

By Grace Rubenstein

When a Double-Chocolate Brownie is Better for You Than Quinoa

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

By Richard Sprague

Renegades Join Forces for Affordable Insulin

But can they manufacture it at scale?

By Rob Waters

What Are Your Genes Telling You to Eat?

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

By Elizabeth Preston

What if Number 2 Makes You Number 1?

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

By Elizabeth Preston

Checking in on the Quantified Self at 10

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?

By Jane Metcalfe