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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study suggests vitamin D supplements might slow cellular aging by protecting telomeres. (Olga Pankova/Getty Images) Vitamin ...

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

Proteins circulating in the blood could accelerate the aging of blood vessels and increase silent cardiac risk.

Researchers at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have found that a key ...