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Aging is inevitable — catastrophic decline is not

You're likely familiar with the cultural script on aging.It reads less like a list of life stages and more like a slow-motion obituary. Hit 50, and the back gives out. Hit 60, and...

Remembrance of things past: Towards a life-course biology of aging

by Sara Alam, Linda Partridge, Nazif Alic Globally, the growing proportion of older individuals is imposing personal and societal costs. However, interventions that slow aging are...

Aging is Soon to Be a Preventable Disease

For most of human history, cellular aging was treated as biologically fixed, an inevitable accumulation of damage with no meaningful pathway to reversal. That assumption is no long...

Aging is No Longer a Guarantee, it’s a Choice

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Cutting-Edge Genomic Techniques Reveal Unexpected Cellular Changes in the Aging Brain

Aging is a complex and multifaceted process marked by gradual biological transformations that affect virtually all cells within the body. Despite decades of research, much about ho...

Does Exposure to Air Pollution Literally Accelerate Aging?

It is well established that long term exposure to forms of air pollution increases the risk of mortality and numerous age-related conditions. The mechanisms of interest revolve aro...

A Tour of Sex Differences in Immune Aging

The immune system declines with age, and this causes more than just a progressive failure to adequately defend against infectious pathogens. The immune system is deeply involved in...

The Everyday Habits That Quietly Speed Up Aging

Most people think of aging as something dictated mainly by the calendar. In reality, biological aging — the gradual decline... The post The Everyday Habits That Quietly Speed Up Ag...

Doctors Say These 2 Ages Are When the Body Starts Aging Much Faster

Most people assume aging happens slowly over time, one wrinkle or ache at a time. However, researchers now say the body may actually go through...

Old Age Begins at 30: 5 Conditions That Impact Your Biological Clock

Time stops for no man or woman, but you can stay healthier longer.

Beyond survival: Redefining successful aging in the era of medical complexity

by Karin Modig, Marcus Ebeling A common misconception is that increasing longevity reflects slower aging. Instead, most longevity gain comes from medical advances that allow survi...

Is Chronic Kidney Disease Accelerated Kidney Aging?

Chronic kidney disease is largely age-related, though can occur in younger people under some circumstances. It is one of a number of conditions in which research strongly implicate...

11 realities of growing older that many people avoid discussing

Aging is something everyone experiences, yet it remains one of the most avoided topics in everyday conversation. According to global demographic research, people aged 60 and older...

Restoration Projects 6 Active-Aging Biomarkers: Why Biological Age Tracking Is Becoming a Key Health Trend for June 2026

For decades, most people judged aging by a single number: the candles on a birthday cake. However, a growing number of health researchers, wellness clinics,...

Do you want to live forever? Lessons learned from the biology of aging

by William B. Mair, Ines Alvarez-Garcia Aging affects us all, but we still do not know how the process evolves or if we can modulate its pace. This issue of PLOS Biology presents...

8 Brutal Aging Realities That Sneak Up on You—And How to Stop Them

Aging doesn’t usually arrive with a dramatic announcement—it shows up quietly in your daily routine. One day you bounce out of bed, and the next...

Structured Coaching and Exercise Can Measurably Slow the Aging Process, Major Clinical Trial Finds

The number is small, almost unremarkable at first glance: 0.014. That is the difference, on a scale from zero to one, between how fast two groups of older Americans aged over two y...

Your Neighborhood May Be Aging You at the Cellular Level

Researchers have determined that neighborhood conditions may be driving aging at the cellular level. The post Your Neighborhood May Be Aging You at the Cellular Level appeared firs...

Aging Gracefully: What 7 Vegans Over 50 Know About Living Well

Chasing the fountain of youth is futile. So we asked some of our favorite vegans about the privilege of getting older, how they stay healthy, and why it’s true that life just gets...

7 New Aging-Cell Findings Scientists Say Could Change How We Think About “Biological Age”

Generally, people have assumed that aging was tied to the number of candles on their birthday cake. However, scientists now believe that aging is much...

Aging Gracefully According to Your Zodiac Sign

Is how you age written in the stars? We don’t know, but it’s fun to think about. Here are our very unscientific predictions about how the zodiac signs aspire to age. Zodiac Signs a...

Is Human Life Expectancy Increasing Because Aging is Progressing More Slowly?

Human life expectancy has increased steadily over time since the 1800s, but much of the analysis is focused on life expectancy at birth, where the dominant effects involve improvem...

6 Reasons Biological Age Tracking Is Becoming a Major 2026 Health Trend for Older Adults

Many older adults are beginning to realize that the number on their birthday cake may not tell the full story about their health. Biological age...