New USC Viterbi research tells us more than we’ve ever known about how and why our cells age, paving the way for a healthier, happier old age. For centuries, humans have been obsessed with h... Read more
IMAGINE a world in which getting fitted with a new heart, liver or set of kidneys, all grown from your own body cells, was as commonplace as knee and hip replacements are now. Or one in whic... Read more
A research team from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Mayo Clinic and other institutions has identified a new class of drugs that in animal models dramatically slows the aging process—... Read more
New research in The FASEB Journal suggests that gravitational unloading significantly impairs the function of endothelial cells, as evidenced by gene expression studies conducted in space As... Read more
This opens the door for using statins, or derivatives of statins, as an anti-aging therapy Not only do statins extend lives by lowering cholesterol levels and reducing the risks of cardiovas... Read more
Understanding the biological basis of senescence may allow us to delay or prevent the degenerative declines long accepted as an inevitable part of getting older. The chief causes of natural... Read more