<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Ageing ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/ageing Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:20:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Gray hair may have evolved as a protection against cancer, study hints ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/gray-hair-may-have-evolved-as-a-protection-against-cancer-study-hints ksVhsp8PbtHfP6RDqKuDoS Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:20:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:19:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists discover never-before-seen type of brain cell ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/neuroscience/scientists-discover-never-before-seen-type-of-brain-cell FM28zXx2ir6DbkE6ALAf4h Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:20:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ 13 proteins tied to brain aging seem to spike at ages 57, 70 and 78 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/13-proteins-tied-to-brain-aging-seem-to-spike-at-ages-57-70-and-78 JhdkPkZo8w6CjE32MQyFtB Mon, 09 Dec 2024 17:24:20 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:32:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ New 'biological aging' test predicts your odds of dying within the next 12 months ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/new-biological-aging-test-predicts-your-odds-of-dying-within-the-next-12-months c5gXfsSwT23E82WWYUkzim Tue, 08 Oct 2024 19:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate this century — and it may be because we're reaching our human limit ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/life-expectancy-is-increasing-at-a-slower-rate-this-century-and-it-may-be-because-were-reaching-our-human-limit R2B9xTFGUEDTX46ewLxB7A Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:37:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The secret to living to 110 was, don't register your death': Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman on the flawed data on extreme aging ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/the-data-on-extreme-human-ageing-is-rotten-from-the-inside-out-ig-nobel-winner-saul-justin-newman tNR2sY7D6k6HhrXrN6tqR8 Thu, 26 Sep 2024 08:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies at 117 years old ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/worlds-oldest-person-maria-branyas-morera-dies-at-117-years-old CZNz3GkGRXfkg86ctptXE Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:42:18 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Human aging accelerates dramatically at age 44 and 60 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/human-aging-accelerates-dramatically-at-age-44-and-60 bZttSoqHpGjQTnBcqwJxu Mon, 19 Aug 2024 16:52:55 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Eating too much sugar may accelerate cellular aging ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/eating-too-much-sugar-may-accelerate-cellular-aging mRcFopTg7NR4kzDRcfSrok Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:35:31 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:20:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Short-term vegan diet may slow aging, but questions remain ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/short-term-vegan-diet-may-slow-aging-but-questions-remain pzAHH8Np7Js7gbUgDmaxB4 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:40:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Could blocking this one protein extend human life span? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/could-blocking-this-one-protein-extend-human-lifespan nccpdDaLe7fdo4FWeLnDqf Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:40:45 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:22:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Worldwide, the life-span gap between the sexes is shrinking ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/worldwide-the-life-span-gap-between-the-sexes-is-shrinking 5eY65jEwvaEHYoVRHtDcfY Fri, 19 Jan 2024 19:05:43 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:56:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why do wrinkles form? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/why-do-wrinkles-form pxEyuKTp43ZTKPnGQ7fFGE Thu, 28 Dec 2023 13:00:34 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Do ears and noses get bigger with age? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/do-ears-and-noses-get-bigger-with-age 8Zphiwhw6i4HQMCxjZoTff Wed, 27 Dec 2023 13:00:35 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why does hair turn gray? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/ageing/why-does-hair-turn-gray GuKw23eyE9E9pwfMh9vjZH Sat, 10 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:31:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mysterious 'cryptic' molecules made by zombie cells may drive aging, scientists say ]]> https://www.livescience.com/mysterious-cryptic-molecules-made-by-zombie-cells-may-drive-aging-scientists-say UECRK93WgvhDfJTLdHvLxU Mon, 10 Apr 2023 20:35:27 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:39:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ New Anti-Aging Clinical Trial Begins. For $1 Million, You Can Be a Participant. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/anti-aging-clinical-trials-launched-in-colombia.html 4s3iodkpPukanJF359y7pP Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:12:05 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:55:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Old Age More Miserable for Women ]]> https://www.livescience.com/3536-age-miserable-women.html vtd3j6ue3kTTM7ovhPEwzh Sat, 02 May 2009 14:04:38 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's Oldest Person Dies ]]> https://www.livescience.com/7632-world-oldest-person-dies.html fuyzcT62qAbaG4aNLhoyeW Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:43:53 +0000 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:59:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Old Brains Shrink But Work Just as Well ]]> https://www.livescience.com/3846-brains-shrink-work.html esA8Aa3rCqFSmeiDf2LDP4 Fri, 10 Jun 2005 09:08:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:52:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Anti-Aging Prize Tops $1 Million ]]> https://www.livescience.com/6888-anti-aging-prize-tops-1-million.html qW7QKkxuXdXAzwQ4YH6BiA Wed, 09 Mar 2005 08:57:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:25:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Infusion of Young Blood Revives Old Muscles ]]> https://www.livescience.com/156-infusion-young-blood-revives-muscles.html w3KAvfqRsKZLc2wRDvCMAK Wed, 16 Feb 2005 06:34:29 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:34:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Old People See Big Picture Better ]]> https://www.livescience.com/129-people-big-picture.html vovDJ7SiDgDs4JQ37Uo6Q7 Thu, 03 Feb 2005 11:52:00 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:33:43 +0000