Technology & Innovation — June 5, 2012

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An aging man is rowing in a rowing boat, showcasing his strength despite potential muscle loss.

AI helps fight muscle loss and unhealthy aging

In December 2022, a company called BioAge Labs published findings on a drug that worked to prevent muscular atrophy, or the loss of muscle strength and mass, in older people.

A post-career world with a desk holding a laptop and hand holding a pen.

The Learning Curve

How to succeed and find meaning in a “post-career” world

In work and life, the rules of success are being redefined.

A man with liver disease is using a nebulizer in a hospital.

Health

This breath test can detect liver disease earlier

A company in England has made a test that picks out the compounds from breath that reveal if people have liver disease.

Life

Chimps beat humans in these cognitive tests

Their working memory outclasses ours.

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How do blood tests work?

From the bedside to the lab bench, here’s how laboratory testing works.

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