Why do some species live for only weeks while others survive for centuries? Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena have developed AEGIS, a freely ...

As recently as the mid-20th century, aging was described by Nobel Prize laureate Peter Medawar as "an unsolved problem in ...

A review article now published in Nature Reviews Genetics brings together evolutionary theory, comparative genomics and large ...

A molecular biologist at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences may have found a new "rule of biology." A rule of biology, sometimes called a biological law, describes a recognized ...

Neuroscience research has uncovered fascinating insights into how our brains evolve across different life stages. From the explosive learning of childhood to the surprising strengths of aging, each ...

Hevolution Foundation is catalyzing the shift from lifespan to healthspan by advancing the field of geroscience for healthier, longer lives. Author: Hevolution Foundation Aging impacts us all, ...

“Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.” ― Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. In thinking about the mechanisms of aging – we ...