Suppressing the natural age-related increase in neuronal excitation lengthens the lives of worms, and there are indications that the same may be true for mice and humans.

The researchers intend for the tool to eventually help doctors make treatment decisions.

Mutations within the MS4A gene cluster have been linked to changes in protein levels that affect disease risk.

Lucie Low, a project leader for Tissue Chips in Space, describes the experiments that are slated to blast off later this week.

The agency warns that plasma treatments costing thousands of dollars, which supposedly treat the infirmities of old age, have not been proven “safe or effective.”

A clock constructed of rDNA methylation sites can estimate both chronological and biological age across species.

Researchers develop an app that can estimate the biological age of a rodent from its mug shot—and could give a boost to the science of human aging in the process.

A demographer’s model suggests the “mortality plateau” in the extreme elderly could be explained by clerical errors. Not everyone agrees.

From cellular self-digestion to the effects of exercise on the brain, our features editor picks her favorite art custom-made for the magazine.