Why do some species live for only weeks while others survive for centuries? Researchers at the Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI) in Jena have developed AEGIS, a freely ...

Human aging is not what natural selection failed to prevent. It is what happens when selection simply has nothing left to act ...

Neuroscience research has uncovered fascinating insights into how our brains evolve across different life stages. From the explosive learning of childhood to the surprising strengths of aging, each ...

Patterns of aging -- Theories of aging -- Environmental risks -- A natural history of life span -- Aging and reproduction -- Genes and aging -- The evolution of aging ...

While scientists have long known that living in a disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with biological symptoms of accelerated aging, emotional distress accounts for a significant portion of these ...