Longevity

How smell training can change your brain in six weeks—and why it matters.

George Church and Ramez Naam on the limitations of evolution, the power of matchmaking, and why we should send single-cell computers into deep space.

A bioengineer, a biopunk, and a biotech reporter square off onstage about our neobiological future.

Scientists and other creators tell us about the developments they’re watching for and the conversations they’ll be starting.

Sequencing services for pets may shed light on human aging, allergies, and mental health.

A new epigenetic test that tracks molecular aging claims to show you how to stay biologically young.

Survive massive trauma, lose weight in your sleep, maintain muscle strength in space — all thanks to tricks from sleeping squirrels.

Since he was a child, James Peyer has been obsessed with stopping aging. Now he has a fund — and a plan.

Research on aging treatments keeps turning up profound variations in how male and female subjects respond.

Billionaire Jim Mellon bets that a “stock market mania” will be sparked by technologies that make people live past 100.

Jamie Metzl makes you smarter about the science of longevity research.

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.

Craig Venter is betting that something is lurking in your body and you’d better address it now.

Nobel laureates and billionaires fight to sell you what they hope is a longevity pill.