Aging
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Combo of cancer therapy drugs increases mice lifespan by 30%
By Patrick Pester published
A cocktail of FDA-approved cancer drugs, trametinib and rapamycin, boosts the lifespan of lab mice by 30% and might help humans age better, new study finds.

Heat waves may accelerate the aging process
By Sanket Jain, Yale Climate Connections published
Recent studies have found that prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures can be harmful to health – and might even influence aging.

Years of 'confusion and debate' are over — research finds hormone therapy is good for women's hearts in early menopause
By Matthew Nudy published
A more nuanced understanding of hormone therapy now suggests that its benefits for heart health depend on how soon after menopause onset it is prescribed.

Brain aging accelerates dramatically around age 44 — could ketone supplements help?
By Kamal Nahas published
A study of thousands of people finds that neural connections in the brain start to break down quickly around age 44, but the research hints that ketone supplements could potentially help slow that brain aging.

Biological secrets of world's oldest woman, Maria Branyas Morera, revealed after death
By Stephanie Pappas published
A study of a woman who died in 2024 as the oldest person on Earth attempts to untangle the factors that enable some people to ward off disease in old age.

Biological aging may not be driven by what we thought
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A new study draws a line between random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic changes used to measure biological aging.

13 proteins tied to brain aging seem to spike at ages 57, 70 and 78
By Emily Cooke published
A new study claims to have identified 13 proteins associated with either accelerated or decelerated brain aging. However, experts have questioned the practical implications of the findings.

Can gray hair be reversed?
By Sarah Wells published
Gray hair is often a sign of aging, but is it possible to delay its advance or reverse the color change?
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