Aging

A new study has found the type 2 diabetes significantly accelerates brain aging. While the pattern of neurodegeneration is similar to normal brain aging, it was found to progress around 26 percent faster in those with the largely preventable disease.

A newly published meta-analysis has uncovered 10 new genetic variants that contribute to age-related hearing loss. The findings indicate a part of the ear known as the stria vascularis may play a part in hearing impairment.

New research in hundreds of mice on different diet regimes suggests that a careful balance of restricting calorie intake and limiting eating to the most active hours of the day could significantly extend lifespan.

A new study has not only highlighted how gut bacteria can influence inflammation and brain health, but demonstrated how hallmarks of aging in the brain, gut and eyes might even be reversed through fecal transplants.

The results of a clinical trial offer promising signs that daily doses of an insulin nasal spray could be used to slow age-related cognitive decline. The trial found the treatment to be effective in elderly subjects with and without type 2 diabetes.

A study has found a link between increased generosity in old age and levels of a neurochemical called oxytocin. The research found older people with high levels of oxytocin were more likely to donate money to charity and be satisfied with their lives.

Adding to what we know about the benefits of an active lifestyle, scientists at the University of Leicester have used a vast pool of genetic data to demonstrate a clear link between walking pace and biological age.

Through experimentation with a highly promising anti-aging technique, scientists at the UK's Babraham Institute have demonstrated a new way of turning back the clock in human skin cells, so they function like cells 30 years younger.

A new study has plugged a gap in our knowledge around how sustained physical activity can help protect against age-related muscle decline, with regular exercise found to boost numbers of key stem cells that keep muscles young and healthy.

Napping for more than an hour a day could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease according to new research. It’s suggested excessive daytime napping shares a bidirectional relationship with dementia, reflecting and shaping changes in the brain.

Through experiments on mice and humans, Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that an emerging class of drugs called senolytics can help protect against aging and its related diseases, by acting on a protein long associated with longevity.

New research at the Salk Institute has demonstrated how a set of anti-aging molecules known as Yamanaka factors can safely reverse signs of aging in middle-aged and elderly mice, which showed no evidence of health problems following extended treatment.