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 ...

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 ...

Longer lipid chains emerged as a hallmark of ageing, with lipid remodelling linked to lifespan and human frailty. Read more.

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 discovered that declining levels of phosphatidylcholine may be a major cause of age-related mitochondrial dysfunction and loss of cellular energy. Remarkably, boosting this nutrient ...

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 ...

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” ...

Experts cautioned that the study has its limitations, but seems promising for future research in the field REUTERS/Laurie Chen Researchers used AI to develop rentosertib, a drug initially designed to ...