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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.
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Why multitasking is challenging for kids and older adultsA professor of developmental psychology explains why our ability to multitask changes as we age.
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Why do wrinkles form?Wrinkles are caused by a loss of structural components in the skin, but what drives this process?
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