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Dec 15, 2016

Aging May Be Reversible: Researchers Rejuvenate Older Mice

Getting old may not be inevitable — scientists have found a way to turn back the clock on human and animal cells, making them look and behave like younger versions of themselves. The researchers also used the method to treat mice with a rare disease that causes them to age...

Jan 6, 2017

How Well Are You Aging? This Blood Test May Tell You

Your age may really just be a number: How well you're aging may be better revealed by a pattern of chemicals found in your blood than by that number. Indeed, a new study finds that certain biomarker signatures in the blood can signal people's risk of later developing some age-related...

Jan 11, 2017

How Brain Cells Can Predict Your Age

As we get older, our brain cells show changes, and now a new study finds that certain changes happen so reliably that by themselves they can reveal a person's age. In the study, researchers analyzed brain tissue samples from 480 people who died between the ages 16 and 106. None...

Jan 16, 2017

Cup of Joe Could Fight Age-Related Inflammation

Caffeine could counteract the inflammation that comes with aging, a new study finds. The difference could come down to just a few cups of coffee a day, study co-author and Stanford University professor of microbiology and immunology Mark Davis told Live Science. The study's findings may explain why coffee drinkers...

Jan 30, 2017

Brain-Stimulating Activities May Keep Seniors Sharp

Elderly adults who use a computer or engage in other brain-stimulating activities may reduce their risk of developing memory and thinking problems later in life, a new study suggests. The study found that U.S. adults ages 70 or older who engaged in mentally stimulating activities at least once or twice...

Feb 21, 2017

Life Expectancy in South Korea May Reach 90 by 2030

Life expectancy is expected to rise in many countries around the world, but in the United States, that increase is predicted to be smaller than in other countries, a new study finds. In the study, published today (Feb. 21) in the journal The Lancet, researchers predicted what the average life...

Mar 15, 2017

How Fast Will Your Brain Age? Scientists Identify Key Gene

Your brain may start aging at a dramatically faster rate when you hit age 65 — or it may not, depending on which version of a particular gene you have, a new study suggests. In the study, scientists identified a gene that appears to control the speed at which the...

Mar 16, 2017

If Men Are Favored in Society, Why Do They Die Younger?

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Women experience higher stress, more chronic disease, more depression, more anxiety and are more likely to be victims of violence. Women earn less than men, and in many countries...

Mar 20, 2017

Is 90 the New 80? Most 90-Somethings Feel Healthy

Perhaps 90 is the new 80: A new analysis finds that many Americans who reach age 90 and beyond say they are in good health. Few 90-somethings in the study showed signs of depression or cognitive problems, although they took a lot of medications and had difficulty getting around, according...

Apr 10, 2017

These 5 'Life Skills' Are Tied to Health Benefits

There's a good reason for older adults to be conscientious and optimistic, a new study from England suggests. Researchers found that men and women ages 52 and older who had higher scores on measures of five life skills — conscientiousness, control, determination (i.e., persistence), emotional stability and optimism — experience...

Apr 17, 2017

1st Woman to Run Boston Marathon Competes Again, At Age 70

The first woman ever to run the Boston Marathon as an official entrant will run the race again today at age 70, fifty years after her historic feat. When Kathrine Switzer first ran the marathon in 1967, women were not allowed to compete. However, she registered for the race with...

May 3, 2017

Gaining Weight In Middle Age? It's This Molecule's Fault, Scientists Say

It's common for people to pack on more pounds as they age, but now a new study may have an explanation for this weight gain — and it has nothing to do with exercise or poor food choices. Researchers identified an enzyme that appears to increase its activity in animals...

Jun 6, 2017

Trump's Seldom-Seen Glasses: Why Vision Declines with Age

President Donald Trump is 70 years old, an age at which many people need reading glasses or other devices to aid their vision. So where are Trump's glasses? Although Trump doesn't seem to wear them often, he has been seen donning spectacles on some occasions. For example, during the presidential...

Sep 19, 2017

How Deaths from Opioids Have Impacted US Life Expectancy

Life expectancy in the United States ticked upward between 2000 and 2015, but that rise was blunted by increasing rates of opioid-related deaths, a new report finds. Overall, life expectancy at birth increased by 2 years between 2000 and 2015, the report found. The life expectancy for a person born...

Oct 31, 2017

Sorry, You Can't Stop Aging – Here's the Math to Prove It

Growing old is a natural part of life, but that hasn't stopped people from turning to anti-aging skin treatments, specialized diets and other tricks to try to reverse the effects of aging. A new study suggests, however, that these efforts to stop aging may be sorely misplaced: No matter how...