The human immune system changes with age. Immune responses start to become less robust as people get older, which makes them more vulnerable to certain infections and diseases. However, immune system aging looks different from person to person. Research has shown that changes to the composition and diversity of the microorganisms in the gut may … Read more
Editor Tip: Thanks to its texture, “it has a slightly cooling-on-contact, which makes it perfect for early-morning wake-up calls (or, you know, those days when you have to go to work),” says Allure associate beauty director Sarah Kinonen. Key Ingredients: Kale, hyaluronic acid, green tea | Who It’s For: People with oily or acne-prone skin … Read more
6:39Scientists try to unravel the case of 1,300 mysteriously preserved human brains Oxford University’s Alexandra Morton-Hayward spends her days surrounded by brains — literally. The undertaker-turned-scientist is trying to unravel why some human brains remain remarkably well-preserved after death, sometimes for thousands of years, even when all other soft tissue has long decayed. And anyone … Read more
Ōshū, Japan — Steam rose as hundreds of naked men tussled over a bag of wooden talismans, performing a dramatic end to a thousand-year-old ritual in Japan that took place for the last time. Their passionate chants of “Jasso, joyasa” (meaning “Evil, be gone”) echoed through a cedar forest in northern Japan’s Iwate region, where … Read more
As we get older, our complexion decreases its production of sebum, oil and ceramides, which are essential to help strengthen the Lipid Barrier and retain moisture, keeping skin plump and firm. “Cell turnover also slows down – from about every 14 days as infants, to about 30 days in our 30s, to 60+ days as … Read more
Bryan Johnson, the 46-year-old tech mogul who spends $2 million a year to get an 18-year-old’s body, flew to an island off Honduras for a radical new gene therapy that claims to boost muscle mass and bone density while reducing body fat — at a cost of $25,000 per treatment. Johnson, whose anti-aging regimen includes … Read more
Bryan Johnson takes playing hard to get to a whole new level, even forewarning his potential lovers that dating the 46-year-old tech tycoon means “scheduled sex, no small talk” and that lovers shouldn’t expect to be the “#1 priority.” Johnson’s routine includes a 5 a.m. wakeup time, one-hour exercise regimen, four to five hours of … Read more
