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
Helping the immune system clear away old cells in aging mice helped restore youthful characteristics If only we could keep our bodies young, healthy and energetic, even as we attain the wisd... Read more
While the search continues for the Fountain of Youth, researchers may have found the body’s “fountain of aging”: the brain region known as the hypothalamus. For the first time, scientists at... Read more
The largest living organisms on the planet, the big, old trees that harbour and sustain countless birds and other wildlife, are dying. A report by three of the world’s leading ecologists in... Read more