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by Chloe Meck, Source: Joslin Diabetes Center - Neuroscience.com In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at Joslin Diabetes Center investigated the role of one cellular mechanism in improving physical fitness by...

By Amanda Vining - Health Digest Each year on your birthday, you become a year older and celebrate the achievement of a new age. The process of aging is perhaps the most natural and universal experience that everyone across the globe goes through. Whether you age from...

by Abby Miller Levy - TechCrunch Last year was when we all got the wake-up call about longevity. From major reports published on the impact of longevity by the National Academy of Medicine and McKinsey to every leading newspaper, public discourse highlighted how our...

The findings in mice suggest a new therapeutic approach to treating Alzheimer’s and other age-related diseases. By Washington University School of Medicine - SciTech Daily Many neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, are characterized by the...

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN In a few, unique communities around the globe, people live long and heathy lives, up to and past 100. Dubbed “blue zones,” residents of these areas share a common environment and lifestyle that scientists believe contribute to their longevity....

by Emily Manis - Psypost.org If you were told to take your vitamins during childhood, you were given good advice, not only for your body, but for your brain. A study published in Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging finds that low vitamin D levels are associated with...

By the WEEK New Delhi (India), January 04: People have started to understand that health is eventually the most treasured thing that a man can possess. No matter how much wealth one has earned or how bigger one’s social circle is- it all comes down to how healthy one...

By The Harvard Gazette Researchers see association between the cognitive decline observed in patients with severe COVID and molecular signatures of brain aging In a series of experiments, scientists at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical found that...

Five of our favourite interviews demonstrating exciting progress along the longevity road. By Eleanor Garth - Longevity.Technology Longevity progress is often iterative – small steps along a long road that seems to have a far-distance destination. Having appreciation...

A long life is a gift. But will we really be grateful for it? By Arthur Krystal - The New Yorker In days of old, when most people didn’t live to be old, there were very few notable works about old age, and those were penned by writers who were themselves not very old....

Your brain naturally 'rewires' itself as you age. But it doesn't have to, at least not as quickly. By Jeff Haden - Inc.com. We all thought Derek (not his real name, for reasons that will soon be obvious) had gotten stuck in his ways: too rigid, too conventional, too...

By Jeanna D. Smith - Medical News Today A new study offers an alternative for older adults who are unable to commit to a regular exercise regimen. According to the international research team, a few minutes of energetic everyday movements may reduce the risk of early...