Using historical data on women in Finland, researchers discovered that having five or more children—or no children at all—is ...

A nasty rash isn’t the only thing this shot may spare you from. A new study from the University of Southern California found ...

In modern history, aging was viewed as something we simply accepted. Getting older was framed as an unavoidable decline, a ...

Molecular biologist Cynthia Kenyon speaks about her seminal discovery and excitement for the future of longevity research ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Looking at her deteriorating health, farmworker Kalpana Suryawanshi often gets worried about how ...

On average, Americans want to live to be 91 years old, according to a recent Pew Research survey — a goal that has driven a focus on longevity-boosting practices. Over 60% of U.S. adults use ...

Aging is a part of life, and there are many different ways in which a person may experience the aging process, from skin aging to age-related diseases. Many different vitamins, proteins, and compounds ...

American entrepreneur Elon Musk expressed confidence that the human aging process will cease to be a problem after the discovery of its fundamental causes. The businessman announced this on January 22 ...

Women scored higher than men on the Successful Aging Index (SAI), a questionnaire consisting of a metric section and a proprietary tool, according to a January study published in BMC Geriatrics.

Why don't all people in a particular age group (50s, 60s, etc.) look the same? One 45-year-old looks like they're not a day after 30, while another looks like their mother's twin sister. The ...

Restricting how much you eat without starving has been shown to robustly extend lifespan in more than 20 species of animals including primates. How this works is still unclear. In a new study ...