Aging
A group of genes linked to a longer human lifespan discovered
The genes have previously been found to extend lifespan in small organisms.
Poor sleep is linked to feeling older and worse outlook on aging
Poor sleep in the over 50s is linked to more negative perceptions of ageing.
New mother’s sleepless nights is linked to accelerated aging
Too little sleep in the first six months after birth can add 3 to 7 years to women’s 'biological age'.
A new way to reverse cell aging
Turning off a newly identified enzyme could reverse a natural aging process in cells.
Direct reprogramming of human cells could slow aging
This is the first study to reveal ways cells from the human circulatory system change with age.
How human fat cells are affected by age?
A growing awareness of the health toll attributable to obesity in modern, industrialized nations has added importance to efforts to understand the causes and...
Among wild mammals too, most females live longer than males
In human populations, women consistently outlive men, which suggests profound biological foundations for sex differences in survival.
What about other mammals in the wild?
Quantifying whether...
Scientists reprogrammed cells from a 114-year-old woman
Supercentenarians (≥110-year-old, SC) are a uniquely informative population not only because they surpass centenarians in age, but because they appear to age more slowly...
This new clock predicts accurate maximum age estimates for vertebrates
A predictive lifespan clock based on CpG density in a selected set of promoters.
Jeanne Calment was indeed the world’s longest-living person
By combining epidemiology, mathematical modeling, and historical investigation, researchers in Geneva, Switzerland, and France confirm Jeanne Calment’s exceptional longevity, invalidating the conspiracy theories surrounding her.