Share on Pinterest A new study suggests that reducing calories may slow brain aging. Image credit: Maki Nakamura/Getty Images Reducing caloric intake by 30% for 20 years slowed down indicators of ...

Moderate calorie restriction lowered an immune protein called C3 that appears to help drive chronic inflammation as the body ages. Blocking the same protein reduced age related inflammation in mice, ...

Cutting calories has long been linked to longer life in lab animals, but scientists are now tracing that effect down to the level of muscle proteins. Instead of simply shrinking our bodies, modest ...

For nearly a century, scientists have watched underfed lab animals outlive their well-fed counterparts. Worms, flies, mice, and monkeys that eat less tend to age more slowly and die later. The pattern ...