In the gut, beneficial bacteria support digestion and nutrient absorption — but their influence reaches far beyond that.

As we age with each passing year, we become more susceptible to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and dementia.

A massive cell-by-cell map of aging reveals it’s a synchronized, body-wide process—and scientists may finally know where to intervene.

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A new study maps millions of cells across organs and shows how aging changes the body in coordinated and surprising ways.

A new study has identified two critical moments when aging accelerates. Discover how science is changing our understanding of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Organs age at different rates. When does aging really shift into overdrive? A new study suggests it may be sooner than you think.

The human body experiences rapid changes around age 50, according to a new study. Maskot/Getty Images While we can try to slow it down, human aging is something we currently can’t stop from happening.

If you’ve been wondering why your body started feeling different after hitting the big 5-0, science finally has some answers. Groundbreaking research reveals that age 50 isn’t just a psychological ...

Written in understandable language, this book describes the ways in which our body changes with age and outlines some practical ways to counter many of these changes. It begins by discussing the aging ...

Eating modest amounts of dark chocolate may help slow the aging process, new research suggests. People with higher levels of theobromine in their blood were found to have biological ages lower than ...

When does aging really shift into overdrive? A new study suggests it may be sooner than you think. Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences studied proteins in tissue taken from about 70 people ...