Ageing

Turn back time? Study hints at cause, possible solution to halt decline due to ageing, Alzheimer's

Research published in the journal Nature pinpoints the role of a messenger hormone called prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), found in much higher levels in older people and mice than their younger counterparts

Rewind the clock: Study on mice show positive results to stop ageing process

It is not yet clear how much PGE2 is too much, and how it accumulates over a lifetime.

Scientists make breakthrough in anti-aging treatment and reverse signs of ageing in human cells

The adult human cells were treated in a pressure chamber with high-pressure oxygen and they reversed two major processes associated with ageing and its illnesses.

Variation in ageing cells may determine your risk of developing age-related diseases, new study suggests

A group of researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan, said that cellular senescence, the process of arresting cell division, may be used to improve health, longevity and reduce the risk of developing age-related diseases

Social, living environment are key ingredients in longer lifespan, new research suggests

People living in highly walkable, mixed-age communities may reportedly live longer and reach their 100th birthday.

Inside 'Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha': Two women ponder life and death in UP's Lahra village

In Aunty Sudha Aunty Radha, Tanuja Chandra shows how empowering it can be to live life on your own terms during old age. Set in Uttar Pradesh's Lahra village, it follows the shared existence of her aunts, which is as colourful and thriving as the garden they lovingly tend to in their house

What’s your Ageotype? The science of why some people look younger than they are

The findings suggested that the four types of ageing were metabolic, immune, hepatic (liver-related) and nephrotic (kidney-related).

Humans reach the first cliff of ageing at 34

A group of scientists have discovered that instead of being a smooth, continuous process, ageing surges forward at three distinct stages of life.

Lifespan of mice dramatically extended in new breakthrough telomere-aging study

Much of the research around longevity focuses on keeping telomeres intact, healthy and strong for as long as possible.

International Day of Older Persons 2019: India warming up to retirement communities but country in dire need of infra, support systems for elderly

Although 1 October is being celebrated as the United Nations International Day of Older Persons every year since 1990, it is disheartening that we remain quite comfortably numb towards the special mental, physical and nutritional requirements of our senior citizens at large.