The science of living longer

Daily news on what research tells us about aging and health.

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09 Jun 2026

Neurodegeneration

The brain mapped cell by cell

To understand what goes wrong in diseases like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s, you first need to know what a healthy brain looks like, right down to individual cells.

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09 JunCancer

A KRAS drug nearly doubles pancreatic cancer survival

Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest cancers. Average survival after diagnosis is measured in months, not years. A new class of drugs appears to be changing that.

09 JunBrain development

Early growth shapes how the brain connects

How fast a baby grows in its first two years sets the wiring pattern of the brain. And that wiring predicts how flexibly the child will think years later.

09 JunMuscle preservation

Which supplements actually help older adults?

Supplements are marketed to older adults as a shortcut to better health. But for people without a specific deficiency, most of them do nothing. There are two clear exceptions.

09 JunAging clocks

One aging clock works in mice and humans

Most tests that measure how fast you age only work in humans. So how do you know whether an anti-aging treatment that works in mice will also work in people?

09 JunImmune system

Escaped DNA inside cells fuels aging inflammation

As we age, more and more of our own DNA ends up in the wrong place inside our cells. The immune system reads this as an attack. And responds accordingly.

09 JunDementia

Nitrate from meat raises your dementia risk

The same molecule can protect or harm your brain, depending entirely on where it comes from. Nitrate from spinach lowers dementia risk. Nitrate from red meat or tap water raises it.

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