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How Food ‘Age' Affects Lifespan — and Why Eating Less Could Mean Living Longer
Space & Innovation
By Talal Al-Khatib

How Food ‘Age' Affects Lifespan — and Why Eating Less Could Mean Living Longer

Aging at the cellular level depends on a wide array of factors — including diet. New research is focusing on factors that could help extend life.

LSD Helps Explain How Our Brains Assign Meaning to Experience
Mind
By Talal Al-Khatib

LSD Helps Explain How Our Brains Assign Meaning to Experience

A study on the psychedelic drug offers insights into the neurological underpinnings of meaningful experiences.

Here's Why LSD Trips Last So Long
Mind
By Talal Al-Khatib

Here's Why LSD Trips Last So Long

New analysis shows how the drug LSD locks onto a brain cell's serotonin receptor, producing a psychedelic experience that goes on for many hours.

Experimental Cancer Treatment That Terminates Rogue Cells Could Arrive in 2017
Biotech
By Talal Al-Khatib

Experimental Cancer Treatment That Terminates Rogue Cells Could Arrive in 2017

CAR T-cell therapy, a cutting-edge immunotherapy technique, is engineered to target cancer at a cellular level.

The Biggest Solved and Unsolved Mysteries of 2016
History
By Talal Al-Khatib

The Biggest Solved and Unsolved Mysteries of 2016

Hobbits were established to NOT be human, we learned what killed off an ancient, giant ape, but we still don't know what caused the "Wow!" signal nor what happened to Malaysian Flight 370.

How Reprogrammed Cells Gave Old Mice New Youth
Space & Innovation
By Talal Al-Khatib

How Reprogrammed Cells Gave Old Mice New Youth

Aging isn't a one-way street, finds a new study in which aged mice had their youthfulness restored.

This Comprehensive Drug Map Reveals the Course of Future Therapies
Medicine
By Talal Al-Khatib

This Comprehensive Drug Map Reveals the Course of Future Therapies

When it comes to drug research, the best way to know where you're going is to understand where you've been.

Pollution Meter Sounds Crowd-Sourced Alarm Over Filthy Air
Space & Innovation
By Talal Al-Khatib

Pollution Meter Sounds Crowd-Sourced Alarm Over Filthy Air

Londoners were recently warned to keep their babies inside. Here's the app that offered the heads-up.

'First Thanksgiving' Was Actually Not the First
History
By Talal Al-Khatib

'First Thanksgiving' Was Actually Not the First

The idea of a feast of thanks certainly wasn't invented by the settlers at Plymouth.

As Tech Takes Jobs, Govts Debate Guaranteed Income
Earth & Conservation
By Talal Al-Khatib

As Tech Takes Jobs, Govts Debate Guaranteed Income

For basic income advocates, the time is now. For everyone else, as new tech takes over old jobs, it might be soon enough.

Election 2016: How Exit Polls Predict the Winner
Earth & Conservation
By Talal Al-Khatib

Election 2016: How Exit Polls Predict the Winner

Exit polls can provide a glimpse of who the next president will be well before the final votes are counted.

In Mock Elections, Who Wins the Student Vote?
History
By Talal Al-Khatib

In Mock Elections, Who Wins the Student Vote?

Students have chosen between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in mock elections across the country, an exercise that encourages political engagement into adulthood.

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