Aging and chronic diseases involve the gradual accumulation of subtle tissue changes over a long period. Therefore, there are still limitations in quantitatively understanding these changes within ...

A protein called neurofilament light chain (NfL)—studied in humans in the context of neurodegenerative diseases and aging—is ...

A study on worms led by researchers from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in the US has uncovered a previously ...

Multidimensional nature of aging: phenotypic changes across levels of biological complexity. The figure illustrates time-dependent phenotypic change across molecular, cellular, tissue, and organismal ...

A randomized trial suggests vitamin D can protect against telomere shortening, which is linked to risk of age-related disease. Results from the VITAL randomized controlled trial reveal that vitamin D ...

Aging is a part of life, and there are many different ways in which a person may experience the aging process, from skin aging to age-related diseases. Many different vitamins, proteins, and compounds ...

Hiding in plain sight, the importance of hydration is often underestimated. For some, reaching for an expensive supplement claiming to enhance cardiovascular health and blunt cellular aging may seem ...

Vitamin D might be doing more than just supporting bone health — it could also help the body age slower, according to a new study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham (MGB) and the Medical ...

Even though aging is the largest risk factor for Parkinson's disease, the majority of research aimed at taming the incurable neurodegenerative motor disease has largely left aging out of the mix. A ...

Heidi Lobprise, DVM, DAVDC, explains how chronic, low-level inflammation drives aging and disease in dogs.