A recent study has revealed surprising new details about the human aging process, showing that the breakdown of our bodies happens not gradually, but at two very specific points: ages 44 and 60. This ...

Life runs on information. In living systems, that information takes two main forms: the genome and the epigenome. The genome stays mostly stable. The epigenome, however, constantly shifts, shaped by ...

The process of necrosis, a form of cell death, may represent one of the most promising ways to change the course of human aging, disease and even space travel, according to a new study. The process of ...

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. For most people, ...

CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LinkGevity, an AI-driven drug discovery company focused on revolutionising the treatment of aging and age-related diseases, today announces ...

Elon Musk has claimed that conquering human aging and achieving 'semi-immortality' is an 'extremely solvable problem' during ...

A synthetic process developed at Yale University will allow researchers to study a key molecule involved in diabetes, inflammation, and human aging. The new process synthesizes glucosepane, which is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an MIT Senior Fellow & Lecturer, 5x-founder & VC investing in AI The thing about aging is that it affects everybody. Since ...

Psilocybin, the hallucinogen in some mushroom species, has now been shown to increase the lifespan of both cells and mice. The magic happens because psilocybin slows down the senescence, or ...