Aging

Clearing senescent cells from the body may prove a treatment for yet another condition, one that is both rare and currently lacking in effective therapies. ...

Editor's Note: This is the first of three articles on fasting, or caloric restriction. The other two will focus on caloric restriction for neurologic disease ...

Mayo Clinic scientists lead the way on research into diseases of aging and their link to stressed or damaged cells that linger and cause chaos ...

In the years since AIDS was first described in medical research, the scientific map of that disease has changed enormously. Once it was relatively empty. ...

The apolipoprotein E, or APOE, gene is the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, as most people who get the disease carry the gene. ...

Senescent cells, sometimes called zombie cells, are major contributors of aging and can contribute to symptoms ranging from bone and muscle weakness to cognitive decline ...

The action of an immune cell called a neutrophil may contribute to tissue aging, according to a new study. As neutrophils do their job, they ...

January 27, 2021 Mayo Clinic research findings indicate that the removal of senescent cells in aging mice improves cognitive ability in animals that already show signs ...

Cells in the body usually do what they’re told. In response to cues, cells divide, grow, shrink or die as needed. But there are some ...

Aging is typically linked with the point in time when it causes problems. But there are many types of aging. There’s chronological age, which we ...