It's no revelation that our health malfunctions as the years advance. But researchers believe that, rather than being a gradual, linear process, ageing in fact occurs in two dramatic "bursts". In 2024 ...

Understanding the Ageing Process: What Happens as We Grow Older: By Shreoshree Chakrabarty As you grow older, you have more control over your health and how you feel than you might think.

Scientists have discovered that jewel wasps can slow down their biological rate of aging. Their study of jewel wasps, known for their distinctive metallic colors, has shown that they can undergo a ...

It's common knowledge that as we get older, we see a decrease in our lean muscle mass and our bone density. This spells trouble, as it can make us weaker and more susceptible to injury and falls. For ...

Secret science. Billionaire backers. Inside the wild quest to turn growing old into a thing of the past. In the lab, scientists can already turn back the clock on skin cells like these, returning them ...

When Raghav Sehgal arrived at Yale as a graduate student several years ago, he wanted to explore the use of powerful computer science tools in cancer research. With an engineering background and a ...

Researchers have found that a natural aging-related molecule can repair key memory processes affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The compound improves communication between brain cells and restores early ...

My 92-year-old friend Anne Wennhold told me recently that she took a “mini-vacation” from the aging process. Why in the world would a 92-year-old take a break from aging? Well, Anne is no “normal” ...

Every morning, millions of people wake up hoping to look, think and feel younger than they did yesterday. The anti-ageing industry is worth hundreds of billions of dollars, promising everything from ...

With age, teeth get increasingly brittle and susceptible to damage from tooth decay, which can eventually lead to tooth loss. Teeth have an intrinsic capability to regenerate, a process that is driven ...