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Marshall Bloom, an associate director at Rocky Mountain Laboratories, speaks to the Ravalli County Board of Health in July in Hamilton, Montana. Local apprehensions about the National Institutes of Health facility intensified after the recent arrest of two of its scientists for allegedly bringing biological specimens into the US without proper documents. Katheryn Houghton/KFF Health…

A mostly plant and fish based diet with low protein and carefully balanced levels of an amino acid found in foods like eggs, meat, and dairy helped mice stay healthier as they aged, according to new research from the University of Southern California. The diet increased healthspan, reduced body fat, and lowered frailty in older…