While much is mysterious about the aging process, change over time remains its cornerstone. The biological shifts that ...

Researchers develop IRISeq and EnrichSci to map cellular neighborhoods and analyze rare aging cells in the brain simultaneously.

In the 1990s, molecular biologist Cynthia Kenyon made a discovery in a tiny roundworm that transformed our understanding of aging. She found that a single gene mutation could double the worm’s ...

Researchers identified over 400 genes tied to various forms of frailty, offering fresh insight into why people age differently. The study highlights six distinct pathways of unhealthy aging, opening ...

Research upending long-held estimates of genetic influence on lifespan could relieve the pressure to get all the lifestyle factors right.

As a nurse working in an elder care facility, Isabelle Foote saw it every day: Some people age better than others. Some eased into their 90s with mind and body intact, while others battled diabetes, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an MIT Senior Fellow & Lecturer, 5x-founder & VC investing in AI The thing about aging is that it affects everybody. Since ...

Imagine a future where the aging process can be delayed and more people live active, healthy and disease-free lives well into their 90s. That reality may be sooner than you think, according to Dr.