1+ day, 12+ min ago   (385+ words) Aging while maintaining good health is a priority for many populations. This is often difficult considering that the risk of certain diseases increases with age, alongside weakened immunity to illnesses that younger individuals could easily overcome. This has raised an…...

1+ day, 37+ min ago   (262+ words) Stem cells possess the unique ability to self-renew and transform into different types of cells. For example, rare hematopoietic stem cells found in bone marrow can become any type of blood cell. Throughout life, they can produce new blood cells…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (265+ words) "Peptides made me look 10 years younger!" "Peptides transformed my face in just 60 days!" Sound familiar? Influencers across TikTok and the internet have been touting peptides as a beauty and health cure-all, with some claiming they can de-age you or significantly…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (352+ words) Mirage News Researchers at the University of Cologne, University Hospital Cologne, and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research have developed a method that, for the first time, enables damage to individual cells to be precisely quantified. The method uses…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (429+ words) Once a cell has locked into an abnormal state — the way cancer cells do — can it ever be restored back to normal? A KAIST research team has identified the 'molecular lock' that keeps cells trapped in an altered state, opening…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (215+ words) Researchers at Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University have developed a new tool that estimates a cell's biological age by analysing its gene activity. In the journal Advanced Science, they also demonstrate how the tool can be used to identify substances…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (379+ words) Finalists compete for the XPRIZE Healthspan $101 million prize. The University of Utah-based Utah Data Coordinating Center will determine whether the science delivers results The XPRIZE Healthspan competition is betting big on research that could change the trajectory of healthy aging....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (348+ words) Adults who do both aerobic and muscle strengthening exercises are less likely to develop a raft of chronic diseases, researchers have found. Behavioural epidemiologist Dr Gregore Mielke from UQ's School of Public Health said muscle-strengthening activities appeared to provide significant…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (245+ words) The analysis, based on GBD 2023 estimates, examined trends in healthy aging from 1990 to 2023 and assessed changes in life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, and the morbidity gap across countries, regions, sex, and levels of socio-demographic development, while also identifying the leading…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (489+ words) Greater cultural engagement can improve blood pressure and other health markers Promoting cultural activities may help support healthy ageing in older adults Higher levels of cultural engagement are significantly associated with lower physiological ageing, suggests an analysis published online in…...