For decades, brain aging sounded like a one-way street: neurons slow down, memory slips, and the best anyone could hope for ...

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An enormous analysis of data from a broad array of participants found an association between multilingualism and cognitive ...

In the quiet hum of a lab, scientists have found an unexpected ally in the fight to understand aging—a tiny, jewel-toned wasp. With its shimmering metallic body and short life, Nasonia vitripennis, ...

Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a new tool that can estimate a person's risk of developing memory and thinking ...

Your body is like a busy city with construction crews working every day. These crews are your stem cells. They fix damage, keep everything running, and build new structures when needed. But as you get ...

Measuring brain aging is surprisingly tricky: Research faces challenges like inconsistent cognitive tests across studies, unknown reliability of these tests for detecting meaningful change, and ...

The most recent issue of Journal of the American Medical Association includes a landmark review highlighting innovative strategies to slow the biological aging process, an emerging approach with ...

One small compartment inside the nucleus has come into focus with regards to aging: the nucleolus. Its main job is simple and ...