By scanning the brains of mice throughout their lifespans, scientists at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute and the University of Texas at Dallas have discovered that the human brain is not unique in how ...

He has completed his academic career by finishing his PhD, flying back to Germany with his dad, and preparing for his next ...

Life runs on information. In living systems, that information takes two main forms: the genome and the epigenome. The genome stays mostly stable. The epigenome, however, constantly shifts, shaped by ...

Geroscience examines the underlying biology of aging to delay chronic diseases and extend the healthy years of human life.

(Figure8Photos/Getty Images) The passage of time may be linear, but the course of human aging is not. Rather than a gradual transition, your life staggers and lurches through the rapid growth of ...

As the quest to extend human lifespan gains momentum, a select group of scientists is pioneering efforts to reverse the aging process. Inside state-of-the-art laboratories, researchers are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A molecular biogerontology professor believes we’ve only started to move toward holding off aging, and that humans will eventually ...

A new analysis suggests many anti-aging claims may reflect disease-specific improvements rather than genuine slowing of aging ...

Aging doesn’t occur uniformly throughout our lives, but accelerates during certain periods. A new study from scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences found 48 disease-related proteins increase ...

Garlic compounds prolong life and preserve memory and strength in mice, revealing a potential ally against aging.