Studies

Medical experiments conducted on astronauts in orbit could have far-reaching implications for medicine back home on Earth.

Space Medicine

"Pretty quickly, even within the next three to five years, they could help us provide cures for cancer down here on the ground."

Medical Experiments in Space Could Fight Aging on Earth

A new German study concluded that 97 percent of blood and urine samples from 2,500 chidlren between three and 17 showed toxic levels of plastic byproducts.

Will Somebody Think of the Children?

Microplastics aren't just showing up in our oceans — they're showing up in kids.

Scientists Tested Children and 97 Percent Contained Toxic Plastic Byproducts

A new study found that mouthwash can impede post-exercise hypotension, a phenomenon in which a person's blood pressure is lower for hours after exercising.

Mint Condition

It negates a phenomenon known as post-exercise hypotension.

Bad News: Mouthwash Might Mess With Your Blood Pressure

In a one year genetics study, scientists gave nine healthy men a cocktail of three drugs to see whether they would slow down the men's biological age clock.

Regen Aura

“I’d expected to see slowing down of the clock, but not a reversal.”

In One-Year Study, Drug Cocktail Appears to Reverse "Genetic Age"

A life expectancy study found that Americans with four-year degrees saw their mortality rates drop between 2010 and 2017, while rates increased for others.

Life Lessons

Having a four-year degree can seemingly extend your life.

Lifespans Increasing for Educated Americans, Falling for Others

A new blood test that looks at just 14 biomarkers could one day allow doctors to predict the likelihood you're going to die within five to 10 years.

Death Notice

It was 83 percent accurate in a test of 7,603 people.

This Blood Test Seems to Predict if People Are Going to Die Soon

A new study linking a pregnant person's flouride intake to their future child's IQ has been met by a wave of criticism from the scientific community.