Some medications provide unexpected health benefits beyond their intended usage. Aspirin, for example, was developed for pain relief and reducing fevers, but small daily doses can also reduce the risk ...

Gurven is distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of California-Santa Barbara and the author of “Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer.” We’re living in the age of the ...

Working from home sounds like a dream until the lines between work and personal life start to blur. Without the structure of an office, it’s easy for distractions to creep in, routines to slip, and ...

The longevity benefits of fasting or taking rapamycin are more like a lottery than a sure bet. The interventions were linked to a robustly extended lifespan less than a year ago, but a reanalysis of ...

Hormonal contraception and permanent surgical sterilization increase life expectancy, a study across 117 mammals suggests. Blocking reproduction increases lifespan in both males and females of many ...