A new study from Spain examined the connection between obesity and epigenetic aging. Epigenetic aging refers to how the body ages at a molecular level; sometimes a person’s biological age does not ...

As the brain ages, cells in the central nervous system experience metabolic dysfunction and increased oxidative damage. These cellular issues impair the ability to maintain the myelin sheath (the ...

Cutting calories has long been linked to longer life in lab animals, but scientists are now tracing that effect down to the level of muscle proteins. Instead of simply shrinking our bodies, modest ...

Research suggests that while cutting calories might help you lose weight and reduce risk of disease, it also carries health risks. Living comes with a side effect: aging. Despite what you might hear ...

Share on Pinterest A new study suggests that reducing calories may slow brain aging. Image credit: Maki Nakamura/Getty Images Reducing caloric intake by 30% for 20 years slowed down indicators of ...

With headlines on hacking our longevity and documentaries on “living forever,” it’s safe to say that many people are curious about what it takes to live longer, healthier. While no single “anti-aging ...

For those of us who grew up in a generation that emphasized thinness, more modern perspectives are welcome, such as from Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, an obesity medicine expert at Harvard who ...

“We wanted to know if popular anti-aging drugs like rapamycin or metformin could offer similar effects without the need to cut calories.” Rapamycin is not new – it was identified in 1972, in soil ...

The hypertension drug rilmenidine has been found to slow aging in worms – an effect that, if it translates to humans, could one day help us live longer and stay healthier in old age. Rilmenidine ...

We tend to think of fat as nothing more than extra baggage, something that slows us down, makes our jeans fit tighter and, if we're being honest, messes with our confidence in the gym and bedroom. At ...