As Mike Petegorsky prepared to welcome his baby daughter, he worked to minimize his family’s exposure to microplastics and ...

Scientists have discovered that jewel wasps can slow down their biological rate of aging. Their study of jewel wasps, known for their distinctive metallic colors, has shown that they can undergo a ...

Hydration does more than quench your thirst—it helps your skin stay healthy, resilient and glowing from the inside out.

This durability depends on the technique. Modern facelifts are no longer about just tightening the skin. Instead, surgeons ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

A person who develops age-related diseases earlier in life, or has other biological changes associated with aging (such as ...

Aging is the process of getting older. In biology, aging refers to how, over time, the cells in our bodies wear out or get damaged. They no longer work as well as they used to. Some visible signs of ...

Hit your 40s? Your body has already started making less of a “master antioxidant” that’s essential for your immunity. According to registered dietitian Keri Glassman, MS, it “plays a crucial role in ...

The vast majority of older adults say they want to live out their years in their own homes rather than in institutional assisted-living or nursing facilities. Doing so successfully takes a combination ...

As our hairs go gray and our muscles weaken with age, our immune system also changes. In particular, the stem cells that ...