Wellness

Perspective: Therapeutic Plasma Exchange & the Future of Aging

A first-person account of a simple clinical blood treatment that may extend healthy life.

By Lou Hawthorne

The Antidote to Snapchat Dysmorphia? Getting Weird.

AR-enhanced face filters are here to stay, and Ines Alpha is working to free them from tired beauty standards.

By Adriana M. Padilla-Roger

Immersive Environments to the Rescue

Mirelle Phillips designs spaces to ease the mind, accelerate healing, and generate awe.

By LaVonne Roberts

An Experienced Health Tracker Gets the COVID-19 Vaccine

In the countdown to my second Pfizer dose, I covered my quantified self in a blanket of warm data. Here’s what happened when I pulled apart the threads.

By Esther Dyson

Healed… by Fungi?

Mushrooms are waiting for their moment in medicine.

By Zoe Cormier

Where Have All Your Sperm Gone?

Despite the growing, unsolved mystery of why sperm counts around the world are declining, society still treats fertility as a female issue.

By Leslie Schrock

Lost Your Sense of Smell Due to COVID-19? Here’s What to Do

Smell training is helping those with coronavirus-related anosmia restore this vital sense.

By Maeve Gamble

All the Lonely People—What Do They All Think Of?

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

By Jason Socrates Bardi

Biophilic Homes Prove Nature is the Best Medicine

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

By Alex Pearlman

30 Great Gifts for Biologically Inspired People

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

By Jane Metcalfe