Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research

Aging is an inevitable part of living that many try to roll back. A new study found that a naturally occurring amino acid slowed the aging process in mice, monkeys and worms. And they think it may play a role in human aging, too.

A groundbreaking discovery made by scientists in Australia has demonstrated how an ingredient in honeybee venom can be used as an “extremely potent” weapon against breast cancer, with a synthetic version found to be similarly effective.