Wellness

Paradoxically, people who are lonely may have more active social brains.

Living design elements create a serene, multisensory, healing experience.

Featuring cactus shoes, custom probiotics, never-ending glow sticks, and more.

Low levels of the naturally occurring, soft shiny metal could reduce violence and enhance moods for all.

As Western medicine brings psychedelics into mainstream use, a growing movement is innovating new business models grounded in reciprocity and inclusion.

The Zoe dietary app zeroes in on timing and food combinations to maximize wellness.

Azizi Seixas uses sleep to study health inequalities—and make us all feel and snooze better.

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

Syncing cures with circadian rhythms is an idea whose moment has finally come.

Nicole Prause left academia to study sexuality without institutional limits. Now she’s challenging orthodox views of climax and pornography.

A new device claims to go beyond sleep tracking to reset your circadian rhythm.

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

Sleepless babies can drive modern parents to desperation. Can bots, algorithms, and apps actually help?

Antibacterial compounds are no longer in your hand soap, but they’re in your floors, your walls, and in your body. by Maryn McKenna