TOKYO — Doctors may eventually be able to tell whether your cells are aging prematurely without needles, blood tests, or expensive lab work. Japanese researchers have developed an experimental ...

As our understanding of aging evolves, so do the tools doctors use to slow it down—or even reverse it. Age-reversal techniques are no longer confined to futuristic fantasies; they are already being ...

When the four-member crew of Axiom-2 launched into space in May 2023, their 10-day mission was chock full of experiments ...

Hair loss and graying, the earliest visible hallmarks of skin aging, result from the functional decline of hair follicle stem cells (HFSCs) and their niche. Dr. Zhao and colleagues conducted a ...

Researchers found that the body’s natural recycling system, the lysosome, plays a vital role in removing the protein that drives premature aging. When this system breaks down, aging speeds up. By ...

Your body's blood-making stem cells, hematopoietic stem cells (HSC), are like factory managers who work best when calm and rested. But when stress hits, like infection or injury, they spring into ...

Aging is a complex biological process characterized by the progressive decline of physiological integrity, leading to impaired function and increased vulnerability to disease. It is the strongest risk ...

Aging is a natural process that happens to everyone, but premature aging occurs when your biological age outpaces your chronological age. While genetics play a role in how we age, environmental ...