Aging

Mayo researchers report for the first time that melanocytes in skin drive aging of that organ. The information clarifies a mechanism that drives aging in human skin and ...

Aging is a natural and inevitable part of the lifespan; it’s also at the nexus of many chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, dementia, and more. The emerging field of geroscience is ...

As we age and forget why we walked into a particular room, we may joke about our incipient "Alzheimer's." But Alzheimer's disease is no joke. It's a ...

Want to get healthy? Try diet and exercise. Americans age 50 and younger — especially people with obesity — hear this recommendation frequently. But for older individuals healthy ...

In the body, repair is constant process. So it’s a good thing the body has a Star Trek-like replicator in the mesenchymal stem cell. These ...

Providing an unprecedented increase in funding, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has recently doubled down on studies of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Researchers on ...

The metabolic process is a fine balance of supply and demand and one that is controlled in part by enzymes that prompt the necessary chemical ...

Mayo Clinic researcher and ophthalmologist Raymond Iezzi, M.D., rescues sight. He combines precise surgical techniques with technology like bionics, biosensors and femtosecond lasers to help ...

While we know Alzheimer's is a disease of aging, there are other factors that increase our risk for this condition. As the prevalence of Alzheimer's ...

Using frailty measures and patient-centered outcomes to help guide clinical decision making Imagine, for a moment, that you are a cardiologist. Across from you is an ...