Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a role for the youth-associated protein TIMP2 in supporting the healthy function of microglia, the brain's resident immune ...

What do "epigenetic clocks" actually measure? These lab tests have become popular tools for studying biological aging, or how ...

(angkhan/Canva) One of the most disappointing and most relatable parts of aging is the experience of a joint no longer doing ...

The aging process is characterized by a progressive decline in physiological function, culminating in increased susceptibility to infections, altered immune ...

Researchers have found that blood stem cells in children and young adults with sickle cell disease carry hallmarks of ...

Every cell in the human body has a mini recycling crew. Its job is to hunt down damaged proteins, escort them to a recycling center (lysosome), and thread them one at a time through a molecular pore ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a $2.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to study ...

Osteoarthritis affects millions of people and becomes more common with age. The condition slowly damages cartilage, the ...