What do "epigenetic clocks" actually measure? These lab tests have become popular tools for studying biological aging, or how the body's cellular function changes at a faster or slower rate than ...

In TODAY.com’s Expert Tip of the Day, a doctor who treats older people shares the No. 1 thing her healthiest older patients ...

Super movers” who walked faster than normal were about half as likely to develop cognitive impairment, a new study found. Here’s what it may mean for healthy aging.

AI-based "tissue clocks" can estimate the biological age of human organs from histological images, researchers at the CeMM ...

A new study from UT Health San Antonio's Glenn Biggs Institute for Alzheimer's and Neurodegenerative Diseases has found that almost any amount of physical activity, from gardening to dancing to ...

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 ...

Objective fitness testing in 13,423 older adults in Taiwan found that higher physical fitness was consistently associated ...

New research links higher scores on certain fitness tests — including the stand-on-one-leg balance test — with a longer lifespan. New research suggests that higher scores on certain fitness tests are ...