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"By keeping people biologically younger, we can enjoy a longer health span, a longer period of healthy life where we're active, where we're happy, where we can engage in our hobbies, and play with our grandkids and great grandkids."

"This will help people take meaningful steps to slow the rate of aging and increase what we call their health span or their kind of time of life expectancy free from disease."

“Until very recently, I thought I would die with the same genome that I was born with.”

“Over the last 10 or 15 years, scientists have really started to understand the fundamental underlying biology of the aging process. And they broke this down into 12 hallmarks of aging.”

“Nothing about human behavior makes sense except in the light of culture and in anthropology, and we need to understand the cultural component to our behaviors as well.”

The cofounders of think tank RethinkX are convinced that humanity is undergoing civilizational phase change.

Some go gently into the night. Others die less prettily in freak accidents or deadly invasions, or after a showy display.

While GLP-1 agonists help people lose weight, different drugs could help them retain muscle at the same time.

A growing body of research suggests that optimism plays a significant role in promoting both physical and mental well-being.

If you eat a diet full of refined grains, high-sugar drinks, and sweets, there's a good chance you have too much insulin.

Smaller family networks, more great-grandparents, and fewer cousins.

People are living longer than ever, challenging our assumptions around milestones like retirement. Economist Lynda Gratton explains a “multi-stage life,” and how retiring later isn’t necessarily something to fear.

Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.

A new study provides the first proof-of-principle that genetic material transferred from one species to another can increase both longevity and healthspan in the recipient animal.

If not treated, the disorder drastically increases one's risk of death.

Interventions can make the most difference when Alzheimer’s is detected early.

Age expert Dr. Morgan Levine explains why living to 100 is the wrong goal.

Former Yale professor Dr. Morgan Levine shares 3 ways to change your diet to extend your life.

A secret to a long, healthy life may lie in the diversity of gut viruses, which can supercharge bacterial metabolism and resist disease.

It’s safe to use your face cream, as long as you aren’t eating it.

Your chronological age and your biological age aren’t the same thing. This ex-Yale professor explains how to tell the difference.

Rapamycin is potentially the most powerful anti-aging drug ever discovered. However, due to its unlucky history, few know of it.

Our brainwaves naturally synchronize with external stimuli like flickering lights. Here's how the phenomenon might boost learning.

By studying the oldest animals, researchers hope to pinpoint factors affecting human longevity.

Biological age is a better health indicator than the number of years you’ve lived, but it’s tricky to measure.

Having a "buff" skeleton prevents infirmity in old age.

The body uses its own electricity to repair wounds. Faster healing may be possible with additional electrical stimulation.

Epigenetic entropy shows that you can’t fully understand cancer without mathematics.

No family is immune to money conflicts, no matter how much they love each other. Here’s what to look out for.