2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (664+ words) "Our goal was to understand not just what changes with aging, but why," says Junyue Cao, who heads the Laboratory of Single Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics. "By mapping both cellular and molecular changes, we can identify what drives aging....

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (638+ words) Feeling anxious about getting older, especially worrying about declining health, may do more than weigh on the mind. New research from NYU School of Global Public Health suggests that these fears could be linked to faster aging at the cellular…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (785+ words) A recent study suggests that older adults who avoid meat may be somewhat less likely to reach age 100 than those who eat it. However, the findings are more complex than they first appear and should not be taken as a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (418+ words) Helping to care for grandchildren may serve as a buffer against cognitive decline in older adults, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Helping to care for grandchildren may help protect older adults from cognitive decline, according to…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (288+ words) A long-running Swedish study conducted at Karolinska Institutet has followed people for 47 years to examine how fitness, strength, and muscle endurance evolve during adulthood. The findings show that physical performance begins to decline around age 35. At the same time, the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (374+ words) Why Lifespans Differ Across Species The reproduction -- survival trade-off Producing offspring requires enormous biological investment. Pregnancy, nursing, sperm production, courtship behavior, and parental care all consume large amounts of energy. Even outside of active breeding, sex hormones such as testosterone…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (765+ words) "This gap is especially limiting in longevity research, where admixed supercentenarians may harbor unique protective variants invisible in more genetically homogeneous populations," explains Mateus Vidigal de Castro, first author of the Viewpoint and researcher at the Human Genome and Stem…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (578+ words) Viruses and bacteria are often viewed as harmful, but researchers at Flinders University are drawing attention to a lesser-known side of the microbial world. Their work highlights the important ways microbes can support human health, challenging the idea that all…...

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (536+ words) A recent investigation from Flinders University sheds new light on how two widely consumed drinks, coffee and tea, could play a role in bone health for women later in life. The study, published in the journal Nutrients, monitored nearly 10,000 women…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (312+ words) Researchers at Queen Mary University of London's School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences have demonstrated that the experimental TOR inhibitor rapalink-1 can extend the chronological lifespan of fission yeast, a simple organism widely used to explore basic biological processes. A…...