What is the biological basis of aging? Archives – Page 2 of 2

Dementia is a condition that many of us are all too familiar with within friends and family. Dementia itself is a blanket term that…

Is going to space safe for human health? Two astronauts, who were twins, volunteered for a research study to look at how the body changes…

Dried plums outperformed some medications in a bone health study (in mice) at NASA Ames.

The immune system is your body’s personal army of soldiers — when it comes across potentially harmful invaders like viruses and…

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, meaning that brain cells will continuously die off as the illness…

For most types of cancer, survival rates have steadily been improving since the 1970s as medical advancements have been made in both cancer…

HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a medication used for HIV prevention, and should be used by people who are routinely in danger of…

As the medications for HIV have gotten more effective, people are living longer with HIV. However, as people living with HIV get older, they…

Aging is a natural and inevitable biological process – one that happens to all living organisms on our planet. While most scientists…

Cars are everywhere. They are essential for our day to day lives, but these vehicles are a double-edged-sword. Cars emit exhaust gases, and…