ARTICLES
The Tyranny of Artificial Companionship
By Eve Herold - Physiology Today - November 8, 2025 Healthspan Compass editor in chief Eve Herold speaks with journalist and psychotherapist Paula Fontenelle about the psychological dangers and pitfalls of over-reliance on robot and chatbot relationships. "Relating to...
Shrooms and Aging. Who Would Have Thought?
By Eve Herold - Psilosybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms” that causes the hallucinogenic effects, has recently been an active area of study for mental illnesses like anxiety and depression, where it has shown long-lasting benefits. But new research...
The Human Genome Project 25 Years Later
By Eve Herold - In a time of huge cuts to U.S. research, the Human Genome Project stands as a stunning example of progress in biomedical research and medicine. On June 26, 2000, President Clinton, flanked by J. Craig Venter of Celera Genomics and NIH director Francis...
Not Just a Pretty Face
By Eve Herold - Axolotls (Ambystoma mexicanum) have more than their cute looks going for them. The small, amphibious creatures, which resemble pinkish salamanders and always look like they’re smiling, have the ability to regenerate whole limbs in the event of injury....
A Win-Win Equation: NIH Grants Drive National and Local Economies
By Eve Herold - The US National Institutes of Health has long been the world’s premier funder of biomedical research. In the public discourse, it’s often discussed in terms of costs to the national budget, but let’s flip that angle on its head and consider that the...
The WHO Faces Major Cuts, and Countries Are Already Feeling the Pain
By Eve Herold - The cards in international healthcare funding have been reshuffled, and a new statement from the World Health Organization reports that a whopping 70% of countries are already struggling to provide care for the world’s most vulnerable populations....