Apple’s hearing study used real-world data from more than 57,000 iPhone users to make an important health connection

The (re?)discovery of a third circulatory system could transform our understanding of how the human body works. And it may also change how we view our own bodies in relation to other biological systems.

We tell ourselves that meaning comes from impact, passion, or finding the “one right path.” But these beliefs can leave us feeling stuck — even when our lives look perfectly fine on paper. Behavioral scientist Dave Evans describes a new approach, borrowed from design thinking, to help us build lives that feel more alive, flexible, and real.

A Columbia researcher argues that everything from stress to aging comes down to how energy moves through your body.

Only one has been shown in clinical trials to slow cognitive aging, by about two years. This is what the science says about which supplements work.

“Imagine the tech without the tech companies.”

Scientists keep learning more about the connection between the brain and the gastrointestinal system.

DM Good day! Now seems a good moment to direct attention to the two phenomena of sleep and within, dreams; specifically how our many conversations to date might correlate or conflict with on-going research into each of these two differing, yet sometimes interrelated phenomena. Before I introduce my thoughts, pontifications and conjectures, it may optimal that you offer yours' first. Good day, Danny. What a generative invitation — and I'll honor it by going first, genuinely, r

Sabastian Sawe’s record run in London is propelled by supershoes, but also a radical rethink of race-day eating

The research on bone-marrow transplantation mirrors the arc of many medical advancements. I was one of the early beneficiaries.

A minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t work as well or last as long as they hoped

DM Defining and understanding Qualia within our consciousness seems crucial, yet mirky, ...and widely unknown (and is a term that is entirely missing from many mainstream dictionaries and "spell checkers"). Might examples, analogies or metaphors aid comprehension, as well as differentiation? For example: might the difference between the infinite subjective meanings and range of the term "home" (versus the shared definition "of house") be applicable? This is a rich question wo

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck author explains why comforts & highs are not the same thing as happiness.

A growing movement is trying to turn energy directly into food — reviving an old dream of escaping the violence and inefficiency of eating.

DM Good morning. What are the basic types, forms or taxonomy of human emotions? Good morning. A question that sits at the intersection of evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and philosophy — exactly the kind of terrain worth mapping carefully. There's no settled consensus, but several frameworks have earned serious traction: The Basic/Primary Emotions tradition traces to Darwin and was systematized most influentially by Paul Ekman, who identified six cross-culturally universa

Patients are getting stuck in the emergency department for days while waiting for a spot in an inpatient ward.

Your energy doesn’t work like a battery — and treating it that way may be why you still feel tired even after a break

A trip to the emergency room helped me realize my generation is in trouble—and that we can’t give in to defeatism about our chronic health issues

The number of octogenarians is growing and they have big ideas for spending, healthcare and housing

Modern life makes it harder to seek out places to just be, but it’s not impossible.