Scientists Finally Discovered Missing Piece of How Melanoma Becomes Immortal

Medicine & Technology Nov 11, 2022

Scientists described the perfect combination of genetic mutations that melanoma tumors use to control their mortality. Check out how this research could help scientists understand and treat skin cancer.

Lobsters and Their Longevity: How Are They Linked to Human Lifespan?

Sep 21, 2022

Lobsters throw throughout their distinctively long lives. How is it linked to the lifespan of humans? Read to know the association between humans and lobsters.

Climate Change: How Is It Contributing to the Decreasing Population of Lizards?

Aug 11, 2022

Researchers discovered that some lizards that live in growingly warm environments have shorter telomeres, resulting in shorter lifespans. Read to know more.

How Does ‘Zombie Cells’ Form? New Molecular Process Shows It For the First Time

Jul 01, 2022

A new pathway to the formation of senescent or zombie cells was discovered. Read more about the process and what it offers to our knowledge about aging and age-related diseases.

Do You Want to Live 16 Years Longer? New Study Says Commit to a Lifetime of Brisk Walking

Apr 22, 2022

Research found, that a person who does brisk adds 16 years to his life. Find out how fast-paced walking may contribute to a healthy life and delayed aging.

Sickness While Aging: Research on Genetics Cites Other Factors of Falling Ill Than Getting Older

Aug 31, 2021

In a study, researchers explored the potential link between aging and becoming ill as one gets older. They found that other factors may have led to such diseases than mere age.

Turtles Can Live From the Victorian Era up to Present; Reason Behind the Longevity of Turtles Explained

Aug 16, 2021

A new report enumerated different factors and key biological secrets that enable turtles to live for many years.

Why It's Important to Keep Running as You Age? It Benefits Your DNA

Feb 09, 2021

New meta-analysis shows that running and maintaining a high level of activeness in lifestyle has a significant positive effect on DNA-proteins that are linked to aging.

New Therapy Strips Cancer Cells of their Immortality

May 14, 2015

Cancer's deadly calling card has always been its cells' ability to replicate with abandon. Scientists continue to seek effective means of destroying cancer cells, while at the same time, protecting the healthy cells of the body. New research may have found a way to do just that. By stripping the malignant cells of their immortality.

Mediterranean Diet Can Slow Aging, But What Else Can It Do?

Dec 03, 2014

A study published earlier yesterday, Dec. 2, in the British Medical Journal reveals that nutritional data indicates the health benefits of a so-called Mediterranean Diet high in healthy fats, boosting anti-aging in women and adding a few more years to their lifespan. But it’s not just age that the diet affects, so what else can it do?

A Bit of Mediterranean Lifestyle Could Help You Live Longer

Dec 03, 2014

As if we didn’t already know that life on the Mediterranean is much better for our health, than the hectic city life and fast food of metropolises, it turns out that new research published this week in the British Medical Journal reveals that a Mediterranean Diet is amongst the healthiest out there. But while you may imagine strolls on the beach and kilos of gelato to take home, like many trips to Italy undoubtedly have, the diet that Harvard researchers investigated for the study was the trademark diet known of the Mediterranean – rich in olive oils, fish, vegetables, legumes and low in sugar. With a little added touch; a glass of wine traditional with every meal. And what the researchers found is that women who follow the strictly healthy fat diet have significantly longer life spans than women who don’t have a healthy diet – keeping them younger and in better health for years more than the global average.

Drinking Soda Linked to Premature Aging

Oct 21, 2014

Drinking soft drinks could lead to premature aging and other diseases, study says.