A new study reveals that lifelong social connections from family, community and religious involvement accumulate to create ...

The research focused on female former soldiers in the United States and is among the first to examine the impact of working ...

I recently heard Professor Luigi Ferrucci, an expert on aging, speak at my local university's medical school. One line really ...

The consistency, depth, and persistence of these connections across several decades of life “matter profoundly” for health, ...

Every person, at one time or another, wishes they could freeze time to feel a little more energetic, look a little younger, ...

When it comes to keeping your body healthy, vibrant, and strong, few things are as powerful as the food you eat. What you put on your plate does far more than satisfy hunger. It also fuels your cells, ...

In an 18-month randomized trial, people who followed a “green-Mediterranean” diet saw less of a protein signature associated with aging in the brain than those on a standard healthy diet. The ...

UC Irvine researchers have discovered that supplementing the eye with special fatty acids can reverse vision loss caused by aging—at least in mice.

Scientists discovered that specific nutrients in nematodes' diets activate stress defenses that keep their cells healthier over time. These RNAs prevent toxic protein buildup, promoting longevity and ...

The hours of rehearsal (amid the melodramatic interludes) of the high school students on Fox's hit series, "Glee," may be paying off for them as they eventually graduate and move into their adult ...

Over the past two decades, more and more research has pointed to quality social relationships as being a major determinant of both physical and mental health over time. In an oft-cited study, the ...