Found 349 results for "longevity"
Agarose oligosaccharides (AOS) — marine-derived sugar compounds — extended both mean and maximum lifespan in aging fruit flies while restoring intestinal stem…
The therapeutic potential of brown fat—tissue that burns calories as heat rather than storing them—may hinge on understanding where these metabolically active…
The remarkable speed of human colonization across Earth's diverse environments—from Arctic tundra to tropical rainforests—has long puzzled evolutionary biologi…
Understanding how cells protect themselves from light damage could unlock new strategies for enhancing human cellular resilience and longevity. The orange caro…
The molecular arms race between plants and their predators has produced some of nature's most potent bioactive compounds, many of which form the backbone of mo…
Understanding how human memory processes collective trauma could revolutionize treatment approaches for PTSD and reshape our knowledge of how societies heal fr…
Analysis of 5,844 women revealed that epigenetic age acceleration strongly predicts survival to age 90, with newer-generation clocks showing the most robust as…
Dietary lithium chloride at concentrations of 10-25 mM reduced survival in male fruit flies, with unmated males experiencing the greatest mortality while frequ…
Understanding why genetically identical cells age at vastly different rates has puzzled biologists for decades, with profound implications for human longevity…
Depression's impact on brain aging may follow distinct trajectories rather than a uniform pattern, potentially explaining why some patients respond differently…
Adults struggling with addiction face a hidden obstacle that could be derailing their recovery efforts: undiagnosed ADHD affects a disproportionate number of p…
The assumption that gut bacteria quickly recover after antibiotic treatment may need fundamental revision. This finding could reshape how clinicians weigh the…
Elevated plasma levels of phosphorylated tau proteins (p-tau217, p-tau181), neurofilament light chain (NfL), and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) signifi…
Brain inflammation's role in neurodegeneration may have found a new therapeutic target. The discovery that a developmental signaling pathway continues influenc…
The intricate relationship between sleep quality and cognitive function may depend more on what happens inside the brain during sleep than on circulating infla…
The brain's ability to clear metabolic waste during sleep appears fundamentally compromised by sleep loss, but the severity varies dramatically with age. This…
The gold standard for measuring biological age may be shifting from DNA methylation to a more dynamic cellular marker. Current epigenetic clocks rely on methyl…
American longevity has reached a critical inflection point, with national life expectancy returning to pre-COVID levels for the first time since the pandemic's…
Analysis of 861 participants over 17 years revealed that plasma protein GDF15 demonstrated the strongest association with mortality risk (hazard ratio 1.53), s…
The gut-brain connection in cognitive decline gains substantial new evidence as researchers identify distinct molecular signatures in the intestinal tissue of…