High on a hill overlooking Novato is the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, a familiar landmark to anyone traveling north ...

Recent research from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California, suggests that mild stressors such as ...

We often hear stories about aging, like how older adults slow down, forget things, or lose interest in life. But life in ...

For the nearly 3 million patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), what typically starts as shortness of  breath can ...

A new study shows that cognitive training can increase the levels of a key chemical messenger in the brain responsible for decision-making.

A brain exercise a day might keep you current—it might even revive your brain chemistry. In a landmark clinical trial led by ...

SuperAgers defy normal aging by keeping sharp memories and healthy brains well into their 80s. Northwestern scientists discovered that these individuals either resist the buildup of harmful brain ...

The head of the University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging says she's optimistic the center will continue ...

Detailed mapping of 1.2 million brain cells has revealed that not all cell types age in the same way and that some – found in a specific ‘hot spot’ – are more sensitive to the aging process. It opens ...

Telo-seq -- a new tool -- is bringing telomere science into its modern era. Scientists can finally explore questions about the role of telomeres in aging and cancer that were not accessible with ...