The Science of Aging: New Insights Into When “Old Age” Begins
Increases in life expectancy and later retirement could explain the shift in public perception of when old age begins. Middle-aged and older adults believe that…
Increases in life expectancy and later retirement could explain the shift in public perception of when old age begins. Middle-aged and older adults believe that…
Penn State researchers may have uncovered another layer of complexity in the mystery of how diet impacts aging. A recent study conducted by the College…
The first detailed cell atlas of aging human muscle uncovers the complex genetic and cellular activities involved in muscle degeneration and identifies ways to mitigate…
Scientists have found that a specific kind of fat builds up in tissues as they age, and that exercise can reverse this process. A team…
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have discovered that aldehydes are metabolic byproducts associated with premature aging. Published in Nature Cell Biology, their findings reveal…
Scientists find that mice administered with blended antioxidant supplement showed significant improvements in spatial cognition, short-term memory, and muscle durability. Age-related decline in cognitive and…
Each additional pregnancy in early adulthood was linked to an estimated acceleration of biological aging by 2.4 to 2.8 months. A recent study from the…
Study finds accelerated aging tied to increased early-onset cancer risk, urging research into preventive measures tailored to biological age. Accelerated aging was more common in…
New research helps to understand the aging process better and develop new strategies to reverse the degenerative processes associated with aging. A collaborative effort involving…
Researchers have shown that too much sun exposure negatively affects short-term diversity and composition of the skin’s bacterial make-up. Skin, the largest organ of the…
Adult stem cells play a crucial role in keeping tissue balance, with their diminished functionality tied to aging and related illnesses, affected by the surrounding…
Aging may be less about specific “aging genes” and more about how long a gene is. Many of the changes associated with aging could be…
Researchers at the University of Wyoming have advanced our understanding of how tardigrades survive extreme conditions and shown that proteins from the microscopic creatures expressed…
What causes our body to age? Four complementary studies, including one from Northwestern Medicine, have come to the same conclusion: long genes. In a new…
A research consortium led by Nestlé Research in Switzerland and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) made a…
Cognitive impairment in both conditions might be linked to closely coordinated genetic alterations in two kinds of brain cells, providing hints for potential treatments. Researchers…
As we age, we might begin to observe that it takes more time to recall the exact words we want to use. This situation can…
Two years of education resulted in a 2-3 percent reduction in the rate of aging. Individuals involved in the Framingham Heart Study who attained higher…