Cells shrink a major internal structure as they age. New research shows this downsizing is deliberate—and linked to longer ...

Improvements in public health have allowed humankind to survive to older ages than ever before, but, for many people, these ...

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 ...

Scientists discover how aging alters the function of cells, called mesenchymal drift, and manage to reverse this process.

Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury - a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. A new UCLA study conducted ...

Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, (NUS Medicine), have identified a molecular switch that helps aging brains ...

Companion studies suggest muscle begins to decline decades before sarcopenia takes hold for keeps. The best part: The process ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...

For some, January is a time for resolutions, with the goal often tied to being fitter and healthier. And increasingly this ...

Researchers have found that a natural aging-related molecule can repair key memory processes affected by Alzheimer’s disease.

DNA is often described as the instruction manual for building the fundamental components of life. Proteins are helpers that ...