The Town That Found a Potent Cure for Illness—Community

Frome in Somerset, England has seen a dramatic fall in emergency hospital admissions since it began a new collective project. The source for this medical ...

Deceased Researchers Fail To Find Secret to Long Life

According to an article in the New York Times in the field of anti-aging and longevity, scientists are trying to avoid death by conducting experiments ...

The Human Race Is in Need of an Upgrade

Max Tegmark, an MIT professor and co-founder of The Future of Life Institute, looks forward to what he calls Life 3.0. Here's how he outlines his ...

Research Shows Having Solid Friends Adds Years to Life

In his blog, Eric Barker cites an important study on the crucial value of friendship:

Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Brigham ...

Reading Good Books Can Extend Your Life

William Falk, Editor-in-chief of The Week magazine, wrote the following short column:

A Yale study that tracked 3,635 people over 12 years found that book ...

Death Clock

Want to make the most of your life? Consult a Web site to find out just how much time you have left.

If you enter your birth date and gender at The Death ...

Steepled Health Center

Gregg Easterbrook writes in The New Republic:

"Recent studies indicate that men and women who practice in any of the mainstream faiths have above-average ...

So Little Time?

We are always complaining that our days are few and acting as though there would be no end of them.