Science

A Turning Point in Our Ability To Control Aging?

Stephanie Dutchen / Harvard Medical School Jan 19, 2023 A study 13 years in the making demonstrates that degradation in the way DNA is organized and regulated can drive aging in an organism. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Bernie Sanders Calls Age a Strength for 2020

Eoin Higgins / Common Dreams Oct 27, 2019 The Vermont senator has been the target of focused attacks following a minor heart attack, although he now appears to be in good health. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Secret to Living Longer Is Being Rich, Study Reveals

Ilana Novick / Truthdig Sep 9, 2019 The connection between Americans’ lifespans and how much money they have is “a failure of social policy.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Report: Americans Over Age 65 Are More Likely to Share Fake News

Ilana Novick Jan 10, 2019 Age is a better predictor than gender, income, race or party affiliation in the sharing of false news stories on Facebook. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Cold Comfort

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Jewish Extremists Have a Lot in Common With Islamic State

Staff / Truthdig Dec 29, 2015 Violent Jewish extremism in Israel, like Islamic State, needs to be confronted and destroyed; corporate crimes abounded in 2015; meanwhile, a neuroscientist has come up with theories about why daily rhythms change as one ages. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Third of Those Born in the U.K. in 2015 Will Develop Dementia, Study Predicts

Staff / Truthdig Sep 21, 2015 The charity Alzheimer’s Research UK is warning of a national health crisis, predicting that one in three people born in the country this year will develop dementia. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some People Physically Age Faster, Some Slower Than Others

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 8, 2015 In a study of nearly a thousand 38-year-olds, scientists confirmed that people age biologically at wildly different rates. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

White Views on Ferguson Are Complicated By Age, Region and Politics

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Dec 6, 2014 The events in Ferguson, Mo., have actually led to that national conversation on race we regularly recommend to ourselves. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

How a New Pill Could Help You Learn Like a Child Does

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Nov 15, 2014 Ever long to absorb information with the facility that children display while learning? A new "smart pill" may help adults do just that. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Future Is Not Ours (and Neither Is the Past)

By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch Jul 21, 2014 The famed fog of war is nothing compared to the fog of the future or, as I’ve often said, I’d be regularly riding my jetpack in traffic through the spired city of New York, as I was promised in my childhood. Our urge to predict the future is unsurpassed. Our ability to see it as it will be: next to nil. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

In Online Journalism, ‘Fast Doesn’t Always Equal Right’

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2014 Once something's out on the Web, it's hard to retract, even if it's factually incorrect; old age may not begin when we traditionally thought it did; meanwhile, Richard Martinez, the father of one of the Isla Vista shooting victims, hits the nail on the head when it comes to the politics behind many mass murders. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )