As the quest to extend human lifespan gains momentum, a select group of scientists is pioneering efforts to reverse the aging process. Inside state-of-the-art laboratories, researchers are ...

For decades, the concept of aging has been perceived as a slow, continuous decline, a gradual process where the passage of time wears us down. However, recent research is challenging this long-held ...

When the four-member crew of Axiom-2 launched into space in May 2023, their 10-day mission was chock full of experiments ...

Getting older might seem like a slow, gradual process – but that's not always the case, research suggests. In fact, if you wake up one morning, look in the mirror, and wonder if your aging somehow ...

Multidimensional nature of aging: phenotypic changes across levels of biological complexity. The figure illustrates time-dependent phenotypic change across molecular, cellular, tissue, and organismal ...

Aging-focused biotech companies share how they're advancing therapies to slow disease, extend lifespan, and transform medicine.

This series was created for Google, the Buck Institute, Optispan and Phenome Health by Scientific American Custom Media, a division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. For most people, ...

Animal studies say rapamycin can slow aging – but does it work in humans? A new review finds the evidence for the off-label, low-dose use of the drug in healthy adults is thin, inconsistent, and far ...

I’d been working with my Taylor acoustic guitar on a take of Jim Croce’s 1972 tune "Operator" and feeling pretty good about myself. But it was time to walk the brown dog, so the instrument went back ...