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Straight from the heart: the advice that cardiologists actually live by for good heart health

Two Bangkok cardiologists on the habits, numbers and tests that earn their attention—and how they decide what's worth acting on

Is a lower resting heart rate always better?

Your watch gives you a resting heart rate every day, usually with little explanation. Here’s what the number can tell you

TCM, disrupted: how China’s youths are redesigning a 2,000-year-old medicine practice for the feed

China’s younger generation didn’t simply inherit their parents’ version of Chinese medicine, they redesigned it. But when a 2,000-year-old medicine is repackaged for the feed, what becomes more accessible, and what becomes less trustworthy?

What makeup artists notice about skin before the camera does

Through the many faces they see up close, makeup artists become attuned to changes in skin hydration, texture, resilience and fatigue. Here’s what the science says these markers reveal about skin longevity

You’re already asking AI about your health. Here’s how to ask better

AI can be a useful health research tool, helping you make sense of medical research, prepare better questions and get more from your next doctor’s appointment—but only if you know how to use it

Inside Asia’s biohacking landscape: the science, trends and scientists to know

Biohacking has moved from niche self-optimisation trend to a wider ecosystem of clinics, platforms and preventive health services

Forget the silver bullet: inside Dan Buettner’s Blue Zones blueprint for a longer life

Blue Zones researcher Dan Buettner spent two decades investigating the world’s longest-lived populations, and came away convinced there is no single reason why they live so long

How Asia is changing the meaning of longevity

From Singapore’s preventive health system and Seoul’s dermatology sector to Ayurveda in Kerala and Bali’s medical tourism push, Asia offers a broader view of what longevity means

Peptides are everywhere in wellness. How much of the promise is backed by evidence?

From FDA-approved medicines to unregulated research chemicals, peptides are being sold and marketed as a single category. The gap between them is wider than most clinic brochures suggest

Are full-body scans overkill? Navigating the rise of high-precision health screening

As whole-body MRI enters the longevity market, the smarter question is not simply whether to scan, but who will interpret what it finds, what happens next and whether the test is right for your risk profile

Youthful ageing: longevity expert Professor Andrea Maier wants to live better, not necessarily longer

A leading clinician scientist in longevity, Professor Andrea Maier isn’t just treating old age; she’s figuring out why we age, and helping people lead healthier, more vibrant lives

Longevity’s most-used words, decoded

From healthspan, biomarkers to biohacking, here’s what to know about the most commonly used terms in the longevity space