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The authors claim that by preventing the formation of senescent cells, the protein could delay aging, but experts are skeptical.

Researchers learned how IGFBP7, a senescence signaling protein and biomarker, promotes cardiac remodeling and cellular aging.

By analyzing the genomes of 23 remarkably long-lived fish species, a study found two metabolic pathways associated with longevity.

Repairing damaged DNA appears to drive aging by causing the loss of epigenetic information, but restoring that information reverses such effects, a study finds.

Mice that received the stem cell–derived treatment were less frail compared with controls, a study reports.

Damaged lysosomes are repaired by a lipid-based signaling pathway dubbed PITT that could be targeted to treat neurodegenerative disease, its discoverers say.

Researchers say there may be similar, human genes whose effects on lifespan vary by sex.

Immune cells deliver packages of telomeres to T cells, helping them retain their virus-fighting function over time, research suggests.

Researchers caution that it’s too soon to recommend supplements based on the results of a new study.

Researchers say they've figured out how some reproductive ants live up to 30 years—far longer than workers.

The Middlebury College neuroscientist explores enzymes that affect brain cell development and neurodegeneration.

Alysson R. Muotri discusses his launch of brain organoids into outer space and how microgravity enriches our understanding of brain development and disease.

Renewing the aging gut microbiome holds promise for preventing inflammatory brain and eye degeneration.