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Exposure to Outer Space May Accelerate Aging, New Evidence Suggests

A fascinating batch of new research papers are highlighting the various health risks associated with long-duration space missions, including troublesome observations having to do with the aging process and radiation-induced DNA damage. Space, as were learning, really sucks for us puny humans. Without gravity perpetually pulling us downward, and without…

Watching What Goes Down Our Toilets Could Help Keep a Pandemic From Spiraling Out of Control

On a small scale, effluent from individual buildings college dorms, prisons, nursing homes and homeless shelters is increasingly being surveilled for coronavirus. When you have congregate living, theres no question about its utility, Smith says. Indeed, more than 140 universities around the world have begun monitoring wastewater, according to a…

AliveCor, which helps its users manage their heart health, scores another FDA approval

Last week, AliveCor, a nine-year-old, 92-person company whose small, personal electrocardiogram devices help users detect atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, and tachycardia from heart rate readings taken from their own kitchen tables, raised $65 million from investors. Today, it’s clearer why investors — who’ve now provided the Mountain View, Ca., company with…