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 science isn’t there yet, nor are the known interventions that ought to be combined with delivering such predictions.

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.

Some of the longevity that appears to run in families can instead be attributed to people choosing life partners with similar characteristics.

The researchers say that their results are evidence we haven’t yet reached a limit to human lifespan.

Species with larger pancreatic cells tend to have shorter lives, according to a study.  

Findings from a randomized, controlled trial finds that reducing food intake decreases metabolism and reduces oxidative damage to tissues and cells.

Crowdsourced data from Geni.com, which includes the actor Kevin Bacon, answers questions about marriage, migration, and more.