In modern history, aging was viewed as something we simply accepted. Getting older was framed as an unavoidable decline, a process that moved in one direction with little room for influence. That ...

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As we age, our cells don’t just wear down—they reorganize. Researchers found that cells actively remodel a key structure called the endoplasmic reticulum, reducing protein-producing regions while ...

While the fabled fountain of youth may not actually exist, a new type of therapy now does.

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.

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This lifeform’s extraordinary biology could hold the key to anti-aging breakthroughs.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Aging is the process of getting older. In biology, aging refers to how, over time, the cells in ...