A hallmark of accelerated aging appears to be linked to an increased risk of dementia and stroke, a new study says. Shorter telomere length in a person's white blood cells is associated with the two ...

It’s fair to say that aging and longevity are on many people’s minds, especially as they grow older. The idea of being unable to remember family members, noticing changes in your appearance and not ...

Toyoake, Japan —October 27, 2025— In a groundbreaking study, researchers at Fujita Health University and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science have uncovered a previously overlooked form ...

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People's brains aged faster as they scored worse on a five-point scale of sleep quality, researchers reported. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay Oct. 3 (UPI) --Rotten sleep might accelerate the aging of ...

A novel brain-based “aging” clock can accurately and reliably estimate how quickly an individual is biologically aging from a single MRI scan, offering a potential tool to help clinicians predict the ...