Browsing: Aging

Golden oyster mushrooms growing on fallen logs in IowaKatie Flenker / Alamy Eating golden oyster mushrooms regularly protected heart health and promoted longevity in mice. Golden…

Antibodies are normally protective proteins produced by the immune system to fight bacteria and viruses. Its strength comes from its specificity. When you get sick, the…

Someone’s kidneys could be biologically 10 years older than their brainChristian Kitzmuller/Alamy Our organs seem to age at different rates, with lungs and kidneys aging rapidly…

We humans may be the only species conscious of our own mortality. We’re obsessed with how to postpone the inevitable, and if we can’t, how to…

Few people celebrate their 100th birthday.Comet/Getty Images/iStockphoto Will you live to be 100 years old? For the average person, the answer is probably no, because life…

A hole in the retina can cause your vision to become patchy or blurry.Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library A transplant of human stem cells appears to close…

“My goal is really modest: I want to have the biggest impact on human suffering ever before,” says Lou Rees, co-founder of the biotech company Vaxxinity.…

I’m fine, thank you. At least, that’s what I think. I have no major illnesses, I’m of average weight, and a recent knee scan showed that…

Beyond eating floating food and introducing curious Earthlings to vacuum toilets, the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) have some serious work to do as…

Inflammatory molecules (green) are found in liver tissue from aged mice.Anissa A. Wijaya et al. 2024 Blocking an inflammatory molecule known as interleukin-11 (IL-11) extends the…