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Jan 3, 2018

Could 'Facial Yoga' Really Make You Look Younger?

Regularly practicing facial yoga, or exercises for your facial muscles, may actually make you look younger, early research suggests. In a small, new study, researchers taught 27 middle-age women (ages 40 to 65) how to perform 32 facial exercises, which included simple actions such as smiling and sucking in the...

Feb 27, 2018

Your Pee May Reveal Your True Biological Age

Could your pee reveal your youth? Or perhaps your advanced age? Scientists in China think so. In a study published today (Feb. 27) in the journal Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, researchers say they have identified a natural chemical in urine that appears in higher concentrations as we age. The researchers...

Jun 28, 2018

Have Humans Reached Their Limit on Life Span? These Researchers Say No.

As technology advances, prospects for increasing the human life span are seemingly everywhere. But is there a limit to how long humans can live? According to a new study, published today (June 28) in the journal Science, the answer to that question is no. What's more, the researchers argue that...

Oct 16, 2018

Why Life Expectancy in 2040 Could Be Lower Than It Is Today

How healthy will the world be in 2040? If things continue as they are now, the answer is better off than we are today: Life expectancy will be, on average, 4.4 years higher for both women and men around the globe by 2040. That's according to a new report, published...

Nov 29, 2018

US Life Expectancy Dropped in 2017. Drug Overdose Deaths Are a Big Reason Why

Life expectancy for the average person in the U.S. dropped slightly in 2017, marking the second time in recent years that U.S. life expectancy has fallen, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decline is likely due in part to the continuing rise...

Dec 21, 2018

Study: You're Going to Keep Aging Until You Die

Once you reach a very advanced age, you reach a sort of aging plateau, according to some experts in aging. You get so old that your aging slows down. This idea is reasonably widely held, or at least taken seriously. But a new study suggests it could be result of...

Feb 19, 2019

'Young Blood' Transfusions to Prevent Aging Are Unproven and Risky, FDA Warns

If you think the idea of getting a transfusion with young blood to ward off aging sounds far-fetched, well, U.S. health officials agree. Today (Feb. 19), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it was concerned about reports of bad actors offering infusions of blood plasma from young people...

Aug 14, 2019

The World's Oldest People Might Not Be As Old As We Think

What's the secret to a superlong life? Ask someone who's had one, and they'll say it's their daily glass of whiskey, avoiding men, or eating delicious things. But a new study suggests the secret instead could be exaggeration and a touch of fraud. At least, that could explain the handful...

Aug 26, 2019

Want to Live Longer? The Right Attitude May Help.

Think life is great and expect that to continue? You may have a good chance of living to a ripe old age, a new study suggests. The study found that optimistic people tend to live longer than those with a less rosy view of the world. That conclusion comes from...

Sep 10, 2019

Could a Drug Cocktail Reverse Biological Aging?

You can't do anything about your chronological age, but it might be possible to turn back the clock on biological age, a small new study suggests. The study found that a drug regimen appeared to reverse biological age, as measured by changes to DNA that accumulate as we get older....

Nov 26, 2019

Declining Life Expectancy in America 'May Be the New Norm'

After increasing for decades, U.S. life expectancy is on the decline, and a new study reveals some of the reasons behind the alarming trend. The study, published today (Nov. 26) in the journal JAMA, found that the decline is mostly among working-age Americans, or those ages 25 to 64. In...

Dec 11, 2019

New Anti-Aging Clinical Trial Begins. For $1 Million, You Can Be a Participant.

An American biotech company has launched clinical trials in Colombia to test a new therapy designed to reverse the aging process, and in turn, treat age-related diseases, according to news reports. But to steal a sip from this purported fountain of youth, participants in the trial must first fork over...

Dec 17, 2019

This Is the Age Where Life Has the Most Meaning

Wondering what the meaning of life is? Good news — you'll probably feel like you know when you're around age 60. That's the age when people report feeling that there's the most meaning in their lives, and they have the least need to search for meaning, according to new research...

Jan 15, 2020

Gene Tweak Can Extend Life 500% (But You Have to Be a Worm)

By tweaking a few key genes in the DNA of a roundworm, scientists have extended the animal's life span by about 500%. That's a huge jump in life: An average roundworm lives for about three to four weeks. But when unencumbered of two specific genes — DAF-2 and RSKS-1 —...

Jan 16, 2020

Scientists Discover 4 Distinct Patterns of Aging

Some people's hearts stay strong well into their 60s, but their kidneys begin to fail. Others may have the kidneys of a 30-year-old but fall victim to constant infection. Now, scientists may be one step closer to understanding why the aging process varies so drastically between people. Even within a...