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"She had cells that seemed younger than her age," said Dr. Manel Esteller Dr. Manel Esteller/X In August 2024, Maria Branyas Morera — the world’s oldest person at the time — died at the age of 117.

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Eating breakfast earlier in the day may help add years to your life, new research suggests. A decades-long study tracking nearly 3,000 adults over the course of about 30 years found that the timing of ...

"Although this doesn't rule out the possibility that Enceladus' ocean may be habitable, it does mean we need to be cautious in making that assumption just because of the composition of the plumes." ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Louisville drivers had the chance to weigh in Wednesday evening on changes they think could make the Outer Loop safer. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet held a public ...

Mississippi has the shortest life expectancy rate in the U.S., report finds. Hush Naidoo Jade via Unsplash Mississippi is ranked among the least healthy states in the country and has the lowest life ...

Researchers demonstrated how amino acids could spontaneously attach to RNA under early Earth-like conditions using thioesters, providing a long-sought clue to the origins of protein synthesis. This ...

Dwarf planet Ceres now appears less like a dead rock and more like a world that may have briefly brimmed with potential for life Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A group of Northwestern researchers has released a new study that looks at the link between zip codes and gun injuries. The published study comes after a Chicago boy died after ...

MOANALUA, Hawaii (KHON2) — Hawaii restaurants have some new food safety rules to follow that went into effect on Sunday, Aug. 24, but the Hawaii Restaurant Association and some local businesses said ...