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Understanding how proteins achieve their correct three-dimensional shapes despite countless possible configurations opens new avenues for treating neurodegener…
Heart valve procedures are advancing beyond traditional open-heart surgery, potentially offering safer options for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation…
Researchers developed mAge, a biological aging framework that integrates plasma proteomics with wearable device data to predict biological age with unprecedent…
The puzzling observation that spinal discs age more slowly than surrounding tissues has yielded a breakthrough in understanding how oxygen levels regulate cell…
The persistence of Helicobacter pylori infections despite decades of treatment protocols signals a critical shift in how clinicians must approach this widespre…
The looming threat of H5N1 pandemic spillover has exposed a critical gap: most countries lack dedicated bird flu vaccines, leaving populations potentially vuln…
Research using the killifish Nothobranchius furzeri reveals germ cells orchestrate aging differently by sex through distinct endocrine pathways. Removing germ…
Ergothioneine emerges as a uniquely promising longevity compound through its selective tissue accumulation via the OCTN1 transporter, specifically targeting te…
The ability to maintain independent mobility may serve as a more reliable predictor of successful aging than calendar years, challenging how we measure and tar…
The timing of when people lose the ability to walk independently reveals stark global health inequalities that extend far beyond simple access to healthcare. T…
The intermittent oxygen drops characteristic of sleep apnea may be programming accelerated aging at the cellular level through distinct epigenetic signatures i…
The quest to understand human aging has long been constrained by the gap between laboratory models and real-world physiology. A compelling new framework emerge…
The forgotten thymus gland emerges as a powerful predictor of adult longevity and disease resistance, challenging decades of medical thinking that dismissed th…
The chicken-or-egg question of whether loneliness drives biological aging or aging causes social withdrawal has profound implications for how we approach healt…
The genetic foundation of immune resilience may be more dynamic than previously understood, with implications for how human populations might respond to emergi…
The ancient practice of fasting may hold keys to extending human healthspan through precisely orchestrated cellular maintenance programs. While religious and m…
The meteoric rise of GLP-1 receptor agonists represents more than just another weight-loss breakthrough—these medications are revealing themselves as multi-sys…
Severe childhood brain disorders may offer unexpected insights into how cellular energy production affects neurological health throughout life. When mitochondr…
Understanding how modern genomes evolved from their ancient predecessors has been hampered by the chaotic nature of gene transfer events that scramble phylogen…
Senotherapeutics—drugs that eliminate senescent cells—successfully reverse cardiac aging by reducing myocardial dysfunction, hypertrophy, and fibrosis while ac…