A new study describes a technique that rejuvenates aging blood-forming stem cells and could help reduce the risk of age-related blood disorders.

As we age with each passing year, we become more susceptible to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and dementia.

A UCLA study in mice reveals that aging muscle stem cells accumulate a protein that slows repair but boosts survival. This ...

“Our goal was to understand not just what changes with aging, but why,” shared Junyue Cao, who heads the Laboratory of Single Cell Genomics and Population Dynamics . “By mapping both cellular and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study reveals that human blood stem cells age faster in orbit. (CREDIT: Shutterstock) For years, doctors and scientists have ...

A new study maps millions of cells across organs and shows how aging changes the body in coordinated and surprising ways.

A massive cell-by-cell map of aging reveals it’s a synchronized, body-wide process—and scientists may finally know where to intervene.

Deep within your bone marrow, a specialized set of stem cells is busy pumping out new blood cells to sustain your body. As we age, these hematopoietic stem cells (or HSCs) become less productive, ...

Yeast, worms, and mice remodel their endoplasmic reticulum early in the aging process. The protective shift offers potential targets to extend healthy lifespan.

Polyamines—natural molecules found in every living cell—have become stars in the longevity world for their ability to boost cellular cleanup and support healthy aging. But there’s a dark twist: high ...

Researchers took stem cells from bone marrow and found that after a little over a month in space, the functions of those ...

New research shows smoking changes how key eye cells control genes, helping explain why smokers face a much higher risk of ...