This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. With headlines on hacking our longevity and documentaries on “living forever,” it’s safe to say that many people are curious about what it takes to ...

In the Mediterranean, researchers have studied a jellyfish that bends the rules of aging. The jellyfish is called Turritopsis dohrnii. It is no bigger than a fingernail, yet it can revert from its ...

The fountain of youth isn’t hiding in a $300 jar of face cream or a celebrity’s latest wellness trend. Real anti-aging happens at the cellular level, where the decisions you make every day either ...

SAN DIEGO — Scientists have long wondered what makes our bodies age. Is it like a car slowly breaking down from wear and tear? Or more like a computer whose programming gradually goes awry? A new ...

The process of aging is associated with a decline in immune functions and persistent low-level inflammation. Now, researchers from Japan have discovered a strain of Lentilactobacillus capable of ...

The repair and regenerate abilities of our bodies gradually decreased with age. Imagine a bustling city where construction workers (stem cells) are constantly fixing and building new structures.

Scientists may have found a way to address age-related vision changes. A new mouse study IDs a treatment to help. The treatment needs to be tested on humans, but eye doctors find the study promising.

Can research into a rare, accelerated aging disease and "zombie cells" teach us something about the normal aging process? Did you know that a small molecule called NAD + plays a critical role in our ...

The quest for youthful, wrinkle-free skin doesn’t have to involve expensive treatments or harsh chemicals. Nature provides powerful anti-aging compounds through specific foods that work from the ...

Adolescent and young adult cancer survivors age faster than their peers who did not have cancer, according to a new study, which also describes how accelerated aging occurs both at the cellular level ...