aging
A New Study Helps Untangle the Role of Tau in Dementia
Understanding the protein’s role in the cell shows what's happening in neurodegenerative diseases before symptoms emerge.
Researchers Want to Restore ‘Good Noise’ in Older Brains
Aging people lose variation in brain oxygen levels—a sign of declining cognitive flexibility. A new drug study probes whether that loss can be reversed.
How Social Media Can Give the Silent Generation a Voice
Sometimes the people least likely to engage with Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or Zoom are the people who can benefit from it the most.
The Squishy, Far-Out New Experiments Headed to the ISS
Muscle cells, 3D-printed lunar regolith, and le Blob will soon orbit 250 miles above Earth.
Can People Still Play the Same Games as They Get Older?
Action genre veterans may struggle with the pace and complexity of modern games, but they have no intention of hanging up their controllers.
The Coelacanth May Live for a Century. That’s Not Great News
Scale markings reveal that this weird fish's lifespan is double what scientists first estimated. That also means they’re closer to extinction than we thought.
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The Long, Strange Life of the World’s Oldest Naked Mole Rat
These death-defying rodents do not age normally. Will their weird biology help extend human life spans, or are those ambitions a dead end?
Do I Have a Moral Obligation to Be On TikTok?
I'm only 30, and already feeling like I owe it to society to keep up.
It's Time for an End-of-Life Discussion About Nursing Homes
With residents and staff dying by the tens of thousands, the very future of long-term care should be in question.
Why Has Covid-19 Hit Seniors So Hard?
It’s not one thing, it’s everything. Older people are more likely to catch the disease, to suffer from it more severely, and to have a tougher recovery.
New Tests Use Epigenetics to Guess How Fast You're Aging
Companies claim they can now easily calculate your biological age. Should you take them up on it?
Startups Flock to Turn Young Blood Into an Elixir of Youth
A new startup, Elevian, is joining a host of other companies trying to disrupt death.
Telomeres Are the New Cholesterol. Now What?
The caplike segments at the ends of your chromosomes are a sort of aging biomarker. But what do we do with that information?
App Roundup: Services for Savvy Seniors
We all get old, and at some point, everyone's going to need an app that embiggens that doggone tiny mouse type.
Bigger, Brighter, Simpler: A Tablet for the Mature User
We asked researchers to help us build a device that's optimized for folks whose sight and motor skills are beginning to fade.
The Science Behind the Pursuit of Youth
As researchers begin to understand how aging works at a molecular level, there’s a glint of promise—and oodles of hype—in new life-extension treatments.
The Testosterone Myth
Big T conquered the imagination of millions of men looking for renewed vigor. libido, and cognition. But scientific evidence that the hormone can actually conquer the ravages of age is scant.
What Happens When We Let Tech Care For Our Aging Parents
As the US population ages, people in need of 24/7 monitoring will outnumber available caregivers. One company's answer: Let a digital avatar do the job.
Silicon Valley's Immortalists Will Help Us All Stay Healthy
All over Silicon Valley and elsewhere, executives follow weird revitalization fads. They think the code of aging can be hacked and death made optional.
It's Time to Bring Self-Driving Car Tech to Wheelchairs
Opinion: The technology exists and is even affordable. The primary obstacle is a lack of investment from the tech community.
This New Alzheimer’s Test Looks Beyond a Single Problem Gene
It calculates how more than two dozen genetic variants combine to increase or decrease your risk of developing Alzheimer's during your lifetime.
Could a Videogame Strengthen Your Aging Brain?
A lab aims to find out if a brain-training game could ever have a real, lasting impact on memory and cognitive function.
Searching for Immortality in the Blood of 600 Estonians
BioAge is trying to solve the problem of aging using advanced machine learning, a horde of lab mice, and the blood of 600 especially long-lived Estonians.
This Pill Promises to Extend Life for a Nickel a Pop
The more researchers learn about a compound called metformin, the more it can seem like a medieval wonder drug poised for a 21st century comeback.