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Is there a 'male menopause'?Men in their 50s experience age-related symptoms and hormone declines — but is this the same as what women go through during menopause?
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Single molecule reverses signs of aging in muscles and brains, mouse study revealsA new study in mice and human cells suggests that a small molecule can help reverse signs of aging by extending telomeres and modulating key genes.
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Epigenetics linked to the maximum life spans of mammals — including usSome chemical tags on DNA, called epigenetic factors, that are present at a young age can affect the maximum life spans of mammal species.
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'Zombie cells' in the placenta may cause heart failure in pregnancy"Undead" cells in the placenta that spew proteins may help explain cases of heart failure that happen in late pregnancy and the early postpartum period.
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Exercise may reverse sign of aging by 'flushing' fat from muscleResearchers say they've identified a kind of fat that plays a major role in aging and can be controlled with short-term exercise.
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Pregnancy may speed up 'biological aging,' study suggestsA study conducted in the Philippines links pregnancy to changes in the chemical tags that sit atop DNA, hinting that pregnancy speeds biological aging.
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Chemicals that make babies smell sweet and teens smell 'goat-like' revealedAroma researchers worked out which chemicals in body odor differ between infants and teens who have hit puberty.
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New immunotherapy could make blood more 'youthful,' mouse study hintsIn mice, a new type of immunotherapy appeared to partly turn back the clock of "immune aging."
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Worldwide, the life-span gap between the sexes is shrinkingAn analysis of mortality data from more than 190 countries suggests the male-female life-span gap is narrowing.
