New research my team and I published in the journal Science Advances suggests that long-term exposure to extreme heat may speed up biological aging at the molecular level, raising concerns about the ...

Aging compromises the lymphatic vessels surrounding the brain, disabling waste drainage from the brain and impacting ...

Survivors of childhood cancer were much more likely to develop an aging-associated health condition before the age of 65, ...

Neuroscientists have found a link between vocal changes and the aging brain in zebra finch songbirds, which could help lead to earlier diagnoses for disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's ...

That’s not entirely surprising in Vermont, where about 26% of residents 65 and older are still working—the highest share in ...

A new study that looked at possible improvements in post-acute care quality and outcomes following the 2014 Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation (IMPACT) Act found that delirium ...

Geriatrician Dr. Heather Whitson says the future of research on the aging brain offers hope for a better quality of life for ...

For example, in the US, the National Cancer Institute’s budget is around 20 times higher than the funding directed to Aging Biology research at the National Institute of Aging. “There’s a ...

Memory loss is the most widely recognised sign of dementia, but impulsive shopping and falling for scams are among the ...

People with favorable socioeconomic conditions, such as high incomes or education levels, face a reduced risk of age-related diseases and show fewer signs of biological aging than peers of the same ...

A study on Singaporean octogenarians found that aging alters gut bacteria, reducing key species like Faecalibacterium ...

The National Cancer Institute named Wilmot the nation’s 73rd ... which has been plagued by high cancer rates and challenges related to an aging population, poverty, and vast rural areas, which ...