People often cite gray hair and wrinkled skin as an unpleasant side effect of aging. It can be discouraging to watch your youthful appearance disappear, but the state of your strength, balance, and flexibility is of far greater concern. A significant decrease in these parameters is fraught with pain, ...
In Boston labs, old blind mice regained their sight, developed smarter and younger brains, and developed healthier muscle and kidney tissue. What is happening and is it possible to reverse human aging in this way, CNN told the publication. Experiments show...
Rapamycin, widely prescribed to prevent organ rejection after transplantation, increases the lifespan of middle-aged mice by as much as 60%. Drugs called senolytics help older mice stay alert long after their peers die. Diabetes drugs metformin and acarbose, extreme…
Dreams of immortality are as old as humanity itself. Since the beginning of time, people have been looking for ways to prolong the life of themselves and their loved ones, calling for help from the gods, sages, magicians and healers. Philosophers of antiquity discussed the causes of aging, medieval alchemists were looking for a philosopher's stone in ...
For the first time in the history of mankind, it happens that there are more old people in the world today than little children. What does this mean for all of us and for the future of our planet? According to the UN, at the end of 2018, the number of those who passed the age limit in ...
Since the beginning of the 5,5st century, the average world life expectancy has increased by 72 years to 80, and in about two dozen countries has already exceeded the 2050-year mark. By 80, it is expected that the number of centenarians over XNUMX years old in the world will more than triple - their ...
Over the past half century, the average human life span on the planet has increased by a third and exceeded 72 years. Most are going to live to a old age, but in different countries of the world people radically disagree on when it comes, what it will be and how ...
Population aging in developed countries is generally perceived as a problem. But are there any advantages to this trend? And how will the life of those who are now young and full of energy and are going to meet old age in America turn out? What will a society look like in which ...
Dolores Marotta, 75, came to a gas station and asked a worker to fill up three dollars worth of gas. The policeman heard her request and surprised the old lady when he added another $ 20 to fill her tank. On August 31, Officer Todd Bean watched Marotta hand over a couple of crumpled ...
When thinking about retirement, you should plan not only how much money you can save for a comfortable old age, but also where you will live when you stop working. And not only because of climatic conditions. “When you dream of going to...