The sit-to-stand test can help assess your muscle strength and balance. Walking speed is an important indicator of aging, with slower speeds linked to higher dementia risk and increased fall risk. The ...

Cognitive evaluations that ignore age-related arousal patterns may underestimate an older person’s cognitive resources.

Metabolically unhealthy normal weight is often associated with higher visceral fat, fatty liver disease, insulin resistance, and abnormal cholesterol levels. A normal body mass index does not ...

A new research perspective was published in Volume 18 of Aging on July 24, 2026, titled "A brief history of the hyperfunction ...

The brain's immune system has long been thought to exist independently from the rest of the body, complete with its own ...

We came to a bench where a graduate student was working on one of the key mysteries behind antiaging: How does a cell remember its former state? Borrowing from information theory, Sinclair believes in ...

Beginning around age 50, the brain’s memory center appears to lose many of its longtime immune cells and replace them with more inflammatory ones. This surprising shift may help explain how normal ...

A new study suggests that DNA mutations may limit human life span to 146–194 years, even under favorable conditions. The ...

The clearest evidence came after the researchers depleted the microglia. Mice with Alzheimer’s related pathology slept more than two additional hours each night. Their periods of restorative NREM ...

The homesteading couple behind Gold Shaw Farm explores the aging process and its various stages through the lens of The Simpsons. New Fox News poll shows shifts in Maine Senate race as Collins slips ...

Share on Pinterest Research shows that regular cultural engagement can slow physiological aging in older adults. Image Credit: AzmanJaka/Getty Cultural engagement, such as attending the cinema, ...