Aging

A new study from UC San Francisco is the first to show that while the impact of daily stress accumulates overtime and accelerates cellular...

Medicine focuses almost entirely on fighting chronic diseases in a piecemeal fashion as symptoms develop. Instead, researchers writing in the journal Nature say more effort should...

Researchers have identified a natural compound found in apple peels, Ursolic acid, as a candidate for preventing the widespread and debilitating muscle wasting condition that affects nearly everyone at...

Researchers at Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore (Duke-NUS) have found evidence that the less older adults sleep, the faster their brains age. These findings,...

In the first evidence of a natural intervention triggering stem cell-based regeneration of an organ or system, a study in the June 5 issue...

One of the longest studies of its type has found that use of statins in older men is associated with less physical activity, a...

Blocking a pain receptor in mice not only extends their lifespan, it also gives them a more youthful metabolism, including an improved insulin response...

British researchers have identified two proteins in human blood that have been shown to reduce age-related damage caused to blood vessels while offering protection against atherosclerosis and arthritis. Calcification is a...

An antioxidant that targets specific cell structures – mitochondria – may be able to reverse some of the negative effects of aging on arteries, reducing the...

What is the secret to slowing aging and extending lifespan? Probably not antioxidants, according to new research published in the journal Cell. Free radicals, the sometimes-toxic...

Working with genetically engineered mice, Johns Hopkins neuroscientists report they have identified what they believe is the cause of the vast disintegration of a...

We all know that too much food combined with too little exercise can add up to poor health and disease. But overeating and inactivity...