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Albert Hofmann, the Swiss scientist who discovered LSD, lived to the remarkable age of 102. Was that simply the result of good genes, a good diet or a healthy lifestyle, or is there more to the story? No one knows the answer. But researchers are beginning to ask an intriguing question:Could psychedelics help people live…

In the Bible, we learn that humans should expect to survive to the age of “three score years and ten,” or 70 years in modern parlance

Va. (WWBT) – A proposal in Henrico County could reshape Lakeside Avenue, including reducing the road from four lanes to one in each direction

For years, nutrition research has focused on how much people eat—calories, portions, macros. But occasionally a study shifts the conversation in a more interesting direction: why we choose certain foods in the first place

July 23, 2026 – Scientists have long sought to understand why some people with no known risk factors develop cancer while others with significant risk never do. The answer may lie in immune proteins known as autoantibodies (auto-Abs), suggests a commentary in Cell co-authored by a team that includes Jean-Laurent Casanova, M.D., Ph.D., Professor in the Center…

New research from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine found that intestinal organoids modeled on preclinical Alzheimer’s disease develop barrier damage, inflammation and hallmark disease proteins, suggesting the gut may play a larger role in disease progression than previously understood

A worldwide shift toward healthier diets, more efficient farming, and far less food waste could fundamentally change what farmers produce and how agricultural land is used by 2050

An international team of over 40 researchers suggests that a global shift to healthy, sustainable diets can reshape global agriculture. They compared a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario with a transformation scenario involving the adoption of the EAT-Lancet diet, finding that the change could reduce agriculture-related net CO2 emissions by 85% by 2050. 

Researchers estimate that about 95 million people around the world are affected by glaucoma, a group of eye diseases that can cause damage to the optic nerve, potentially leading to vision loss

A study finds that tadpoles eat differently in warmer water, yet diet cannot fully protect them from climate-driven changes. (CREDIT: