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How Woodpeckers Will Save Football
It takes a bird brain to play contact sports safely.
The Case For Leaving City Rats Alone
A Vancouver rat study is showing us how pest control can backfire.
The Immortality Hype
Despite the hyperbole, private funding is changing the science of aging for the better.
This Is Life at 400
Ballooning life expectancies are upending age-old definitions of life stages.
The Man Who Blamed Aging on His Intestines
The productive, bizarre career of Nobel laureate and early aging researcher Elie Metchnikoff.
The Man Who Would Tame Cancer
Patrick Soon-Shiong is opening a new front in the war on the deadly disease.
Why Living in a Poor Neighborhood Can Make You Fat
The sheer stress of an environment contributes to obesity and diabetes.
Invisible Patients: A Caregiver’s Story
Dementia takes a toll on caregivers, too.
The Curse That Shoes Can Break
The tragic story of the simple solution to one of the world’s most neglected diseases.
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