What is the biological basis of aging? Archives

Researchers showed that body fat percentage can predict long-term mortality in young adults better than body mass index or waist size.

Researchers showed that health-care professionals who ate more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, and poultry were more likely to live…

Researchers found that geographic and socioeconomic differences in inequality, pollution levels, gender bias, and disease burden can…

Researchers measured brain connections during musical processing in young and old participants and found that older participants had more…

Scientists found people with early Alzheimer’s disease have different electrical activity in their brains while they sleep.

Researchers find childhood neglect and abuse can accelerate aging, leaving those affected vulnerable to age-related diseases like dementia.

Scientists uncovered new genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis by comparing DNA from people across 5 ancestries. This research could…

A recent epidemiological study has found that 9826 steps a day may be the optimal step count to lower the risk of dementia.

Molecules called sirtuins are involved in lifespan. A study in mice found that higher levels of a sirtuin called SIRT6 were able to live…

Loneliness ages you faster. But hormones can help! A recent study shows that oxytocin prevents cellular aging in lonely prairie voles.