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Biological secrets of world's oldest woman, Maria Branyas Morera, revealed after deathA 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.
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Biological aging may not be driven by what we thoughtA new study draws a line between random genetic mutations and predictable epigenetic changes used to measure biological aging.
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13 proteins tied to brain aging seem to spike at ages 57, 70 and 78A 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.
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Can gray hair be reversed?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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New 'biological aging' test predicts your odds of dying within the next 12 monthsA new test uses a cheek swab to predict your risk of death within one year — how does it work?
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Life expectancy is increasing at a slower rate this century — and it may be because we're reaching our human limitHuman life expectancy in high-income countries is no longer climbing at the rate it did in the 20th century, a new study suggests.
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'The secret to living to 110 was, don't register your death': Ig Nobel winner Saul Justin Newman on the flawed data on extreme agingSaul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.
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This transparent sea creature can age in reverseThe sea walnut, a type of comb jelly that has become invasive in parts of Europe and Asia, can transform from a sexually mature adult back into its larval form when times are tough.
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World's oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, dies at 117 years old
Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest person, has died. She was 117 years old.
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