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 ...

Using an aging clock, researchers from the University of Cologne have used the Caenorhabditis elegans model organism to demonstrate that nerve cells age differently. They identified both the causes of ...

As we age, our cells don’t just wear down—they reorganize. Researchers found that cells actively remodel a key structure called the endoplasmic reticulum, reducing protein-producing regions while ...

I’m afraid I might be getting Alzheimer’s. How do I know if I’m developing it? Once every few weeks, I forget where I put my phone. Or I walk into a room to get something, and then suddenly wonder ...

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While chronological age is easily measured, it fails to capture the complex biological processes that determine the rate of aging. A new proteomic aging clock may predict biological age, mortality ...

Will your heart outlast your mind? Chances are growing that it will. Dementia, a decline that interferes with the activities of daily living, isn’t a normal part of aging but it’s going to be ...

It could be as simple as constantly misplacing keys, or forgetting to pay a bill, or repeating questions over and over. As people age, their memory and cognition tends to take a small hit. But about ...

A study using brain scans found that diabetes can age the brain by up to four years, but lifestyle changes may thwart neurological aging, a new study shows. The report was published Wednesday in ...