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Rapamycin is commonly used to prevent organ transplant rejection.
A daily glass of spirits is not the secret to living for a century or more. Here’s why.
Centenarians living in the world’s ‘blue zones’ share a surprising number of similarities when it comes to their usual diet.
Although you get your fatty acid levels routinely checked at the doctor’s, rarely do clinicians and researchers consider the effects of their potentially harmful byproducts.
A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the larger cosmos.
Our mammal ancestors evolved to compete with dinosaurs but may have lost something in the process.
Hypochondriacs live, on average, five years less than those who don’t have the condition.
We should not rule out a direct link between exercise and longevity, but it may have a smaller role than previously thought.
There’s a surprising amount of crossover in what things help human and dog longevity.
Centenarians tend to have lower levels of glucose, creatinine and uric acid from their sixties onwards.
What is life like at 100? Centenarians shared their joys and future hopes with a team of Saskatchewan researchers.
A new study shows that the gut microbiota has little or no effect on our weight, metabolism and risk of developing chronic diseases.
Aging is a major risk factor for many chronic diseases. Figuring out what influences longevity and how to identify rapid agers could lead to healthier and longer lives for more people.
Most marriage and health studies have focused on married men and women. But more recent studies examine relationships in which partners have the same gender identity, the same biological sex and who are gender diverse.
The oldest person in the world, Kane Tanaka of Japan, died in April 2022 at 119 years. The record of Jeanne Calment of France, who died at 122, has stood for almost 25 years. Will it be beaten?
Our research is countering some previous ideas about what factors might slow down ageing. Further study could help us create targeted treatments in humans too.
According to a recent study, optimists were more likely to live into their nineties.
A compound in sea squirts seemed to reverse some of the signs of ageing in middle-aged mice, but will it work in humans?
The study found that short amounts of weekly resistance exercise lowered risk of premature death from many different diseases by around 10-20%.
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Professor of Biogerontology, University of Brighton
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Reader in Ageing Physiology, University of Westminster
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Glasgow
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Professor of Gerontology and Public Health, Brunel University of London
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