Getting older is a strange experience. You ask someone who you think looks old how old they are, only to realize you’re the ...

Aging is no longer viewed only as an inevitable slide toward frailty, but as a biological process that can be measured, ...

Historically, aging played only a minor role in biological research for a long time and was considered a marginal topic. This ...

Improvements in public health have allowed humankind to survive to older ages than ever before, but, for many people, these ...

New research shows that the shingles vaccine not only reduces inflammation but may also slow the aging process.

Everyone wants to know the secret to aging gracefully. Scientists have been studying a group of special seniors called ...

An international research team has uncovered new insights into healthy brain aging. The researchers found that aging leads to ...

As we age, our cells don’t just wear down—they reorganize. Researchers found that cells actively remodel a key structure called the endoplasmic reticulum, reducing protein-producing regions while ...

A study finds that many organs may begin aging faster at two ages. Here, experts explain what this means and how to stay ...

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Cells shrink a major internal structure as they age. New research shows this downsizing is deliberate—and linked to longer ...

Extreme heat may be silently accelerating biological aging in older adults, adding months to cells before disease appears.