Aging

How Chronic Inflammation Accelerates Aging — And 6 Ways to Slow It Down

Most of my career has been spent treating disease—tumors, mostly one patient at a time. However, it was only recently…

2 weeks ago

The Number That Predicts How Fast You’re Aging

When I turned 50, I didn’t care how many birthdays I had left. I cared whether I could still carry…

1 month ago

Your Body Ages in Leaps: Stanford’s Surprising Findings at Ages 44 and 60

A new study provides some insights, revealing what may be behind my physical decline.

11 months ago

An Ageing Population Underlines Need for New Strategies to Improve Uptake of Adult Pneumococcal Immunisation

The following article is based on expert discussions taken from the MSD Pneumococcal Vaccination Policy Roundtable that took place in…

1 year ago

“Old” Is Both a State of Mind and a Matter of Mental and Physical Health

As we chalk up our birthdays, some of us will be seen as "old,” while others may remain vital and…

1 year ago

The Ageing Elephant in the Room

The demographic choices of the last 50 years are catching up to us.

1 year ago

The Forgotten Ones in the Tragedy of Alzheimer’s Disease

The group of researchers spread out around the computer screen. They seemed to hope that they had finally found the…

2 years ago

Stop Getting Older! Six Steps to Slow Aging

Today we look at how to measure biological age before turning to six strategies to slow aging.

2 years ago

Longevity: Are Elders Important?

Could grandparents be the secret ingredient for longevity? In his groundbreaking On the Origin of Species, English naturalist Charles Darwin…

3 years ago

Reduce Dementia by Staying Active

ARE YOU PHYSICALLY ACTIVE? I have some good news for you: Older adults who participate in a variety of activities appear…

4 years ago

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