Scientists have discovered how to turn used plastic bottles into a drug to treat Parkinson’s disease. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh genetically engineered bacteria to break down waste ...

For the first time, researchers have developed a new method to transform common plastic ...

Geroscience examines the underlying biology of aging to delay chronic diseases and extend the healthy years of human life.

Aging is no longer viewed only as an inevitable slide toward frailty, but as a biological process that can be measured, modified and, in some cases, partially reversed. Across laboratories and clinics ...

New research finds that extreme heat accelerates biological aging, especially in older adults. Living in hotter areas can age body faster.

For older adults, a daily multivitamin may slightly slow the aging process, new research suggests ...

For years, scientists at Washington State University's Puyallup Research & Extension Center have been working to untangle a mystery: Why do coho salmon in Puget Sound creeks seem to suffocate after ...

Unlike us, plants don't need pantries full of food to stay alive; the Sun is their pantry. But, like us, they require fairly regular sustenance, which they create via photosynthesis. This seemingly ...

(brizmaker/GettyImages) Multivitamins have ignited a fierce scientific debate over whether nutritional supplements are beneficial to our health or a multi-billion-dollar racket. A long-term randomized ...