Ovarian cancer can metastasize rapidly in elderly patients: StudyThe researchers used a chemotherapy-induced senescent model to study this phenomenon, Bengaluru-based IISc said in a press release.
19 Jan, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
Research identifies overactive gene as reason for premature ageing in Down's SyndromeOveractivity of a gene called DYRK1A on chromosome 21 leads to accelerated ageing, in people with Down's Syndrome, according to a study by ...
17 Jul, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
Improving Anti-viral immune response can be the secret to a longer life: StudyHave we finally found the solution to reverse ageing?
05 Apr, 2023, 07.58 AM IST
Is age just a number? The answer is not so simple, finds new studyAccording to a new study, biological age differs from the number of years we have lived.
16 Mar, 2023, 09.16 PM IST
Understanding ageing: Zombie cells central to the quest for staying healthy and active in late lifeMany older adults intuitively equate exercise with youthfulness.
03 Sep, 2022, 06.03 PM IST
Zombie cells central to the quest for active, vital old ageAbout 100 companies, plus academic teams, are exploring drugs to target senescent cells. And research offers tantalizing clues that people ...
31 Aug, 2022, 11.24 AM IST
Chinese scientists develop gene therapy which could delay ageingThe method, detailed in a paper in the Science Translational Medicine journal earlier this month, involves inactivating a gene called kat7 ...
20 Jan, 2021, 06.46 AM IST
Gene discovery may help improve crop yields worldwideThe research, published in The Plant Cell journal, explores the genetic architecture of the little understood process of senescence in maiz...
15 Jul, 2019, 02.20 PM IST
Are you a man with grey hair? Experts are warning you could face increased risk of heart diseaseResearchers say grey hair indicates an older biological age and therefore an increased risk.
09 Apr, 2017, 01.50 PM IST
Anti-aging startup raises $116 million with Bezos backingUnity is the 10th biotechnology startup to complete a fundraising round for $100 million or more in 2016, according to research company Pit...
28 Oct, 2016, 10.51 AM IST
Cellular signal tells when a woman is about to go into labourResearchers found a cellular signal in the amniotic fluid around the foetus that builds up when a pregnant woman is about to go into labour.
27 Oct, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
'Immortal' humans have already been born: Aubrey de Grey, Cambridge scientistDe Grey's theories are based on the idea that age-extending treatments will match their speed with the rate at which a person usually ages.
27 Apr, 2015, 03.49 PM IST
New class of drugs may dramatically increase healthy lifespanThe researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), Mayo Clinic and other institutions have coined the term 'senolytics' for the ne...
11 Mar, 2015, 05.53 PM IST
You are as old as what you eat!In a finding that could help rejuvenate ageing immune cells, scientists have demonstrated how an interplay between nutrition, metabolism & ...
25 Aug, 2014, 05.43 PM IST
Un-lonely SelfIt’s been believed for a while now that an enforced or even self-imposed isolation deprives normally social animals, including us of course...
08 Apr, 2014, 06.30 AM IST
- Medical research, Demi Moore and cosmetic commerce make ageing difficult
If medical battles against mortality seem still to be a work in progress, popular culture has got it virtually sewed up.
08 Nov, 2011, 05.17 AM IST
- Age-Old Beliefs
Prince Philip’s prescriptions belie our netas’ never-say-die spirit.
11 Jun, 2011, 06.04 AM IST