Researchers from Brown University and the University of Rochester will lead a multi-institution project to test whether reducing DNA-triggered inflammation can help older adults stay healthier for ...

A recent study has revealed surprising new details about the human aging process, showing that the breakdown of our bodies happens not gradually, but at two very specific points: ages 44 and 60. This ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close up showing the eyes of a young child and an elderly person, with their faces pressed side to side The passage of time may be ...

The passage of time may be linear, but the course of human aging is not. Rather than a gradual transition, your life staggers and lurches through the rapid growth of childhood, the plateau of early ...

A new study reveals a connection between early life trauma and adult brain aging. Adults reporting severe childhood stress ...

Life runs on information. In living systems, that information takes two main forms: the genome and the epigenome. The genome stays mostly stable. The epigenome, however, constantly shifts, shaped by ...

The human body experiences rapid changes around age 50, according to a new study. Maskot/Getty Images While we can try to slow it down, human aging is something we currently can’t stop from happening.

Age-related decline is not an unavoidable fate, but a problem that can be addressed with modern medicine, writes Andrew S. Brack.

Are you over the hill? A shocking new study has pinpointed the exact window when the human aging process begins to accelerate — and it happens well before you reach senior status. Researchers found ...

Animal studies say rapamycin can slow aging – but does it work in humans? A new review finds the evidence for the off-label, low-dose use of the drug in healthy adults is thin, inconsistent, and far ...

The kidneys are vital organs that sustain life by filtering the blood and producing urine. This filtration process takes ...