Getting older may not be as gradual as once thought. A new study from Stanford University suggests that human aging happens ...

If you’ve ever wondered just how far the human body can push its limits, new research may have found an answer. A team of scientists has used massive health datasets and mathematical modeling to ...

In the quiet hum of a lab, scientists have found an unexpected ally in the fight to understand aging—a tiny, jewel-toned wasp. With its shimmering metallic body and short life, Nasonia vitripennis, ...

That makes it a great model for studying the link between methylation and aging in a way that might actually relate to human biology. Plus, the wasps only live a few weeks, so scientists don’t have to ...