The quest to delay aging has captivated humanity for centuries, driving countless searches for the fountain of youth. While we can’t stop time entirely, modern understanding of the aging process has ...

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

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Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The notion of "aging gracefully" has long been heralded as the gold standard for navigating the passage of time. Yet, this ideal ...

A model wasp species loved and well studied by scientists has another trick under its wings – the ability to pause development in response to the environment, leading to a slower rate of aging through ...

Scientists are no longer just cataloging the damage that comes with age, they are starting to rewire the machinery inside cells that makes that damage accumulate in the first place. A new wave of work ...

Is your favorite celebrity getting NAD+ therapy — and should you be too? The answer: maybe, but more research is needed to know for sure. NAD+, or nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, naturally occurs ...

Animal studies say rapamycin can slow aging – but does it work in humans? A new review finds the evidence for the off-label, low-dose use of the drug in healthy adults is thin, inconsistent, and far ...

Gurven is distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of California-Santa Barbara and the author of “Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer.” We’re living in the age of the ...