Neanderthal babies may have grown at surprisingly rapid speeds compared with modern humansScientists unearthed a Neanderthal infant, Amud 7, in Israel. Its bones and brain were larger than expected for its age. This suggests Nean...
08 May, 2026, 03.32 PM IST
Word of the Day: PandiculationWord of the Day: ‘Pandiculation’ is a word that transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary. It captures a fleeting, almost unconscious ...
05 May, 2026, 01.31 PM IST
This Shark Was Already Swimming in the Oceans Before the United States Was Founded, Scientists Say Some Greenland Sharks May Live Up to 500 YearsScientists have discovered Greenland sharks live for centuries. A 2016 study used radiocarbon dating of eye lenses to determine their age. ...
01 May, 2026, 06.16 PM IST
15 Everyday Habits That Are Secretly Aging You, According to Dr. Amy ShahDr. Amy Shah highlights 15 daily habits that speed up aging. These include smoking, low protein intake, chemical exposures, and constant sn...
01 Feb, 2026, 07.00 PM IST
High-cocoa dark chocolate with theobromine may help slow aging, support healthy cells, and promote biological youthDark chocolate with high cocoa has a chemical called theobromine that may help slow aging and keep cells healthy. Studies show it can make ...
20 Dec, 2025, 01.22 AM IST
Apollo neurologist links drinking coffee to slower ageing benefits, but he has a warningA recent study suggests moderate coffee consumption may slow biological aging in people with mental disorders. Drinking three to four cups ...
03 Dec, 2025, 12.04 PM IST
How long will you live? Harvard longevity expert says the secret lies in how frequently you need to cut your nailsHarvard geneticist Dr. David Sinclair suggests nail growth rate is a biological marker of aging. A 1979 study showed fingernail growth decl...
22 Oct, 2025, 07.22 PM IST
Your love for coffee and sugar could be aging you faster than you realize: Heart doctor says, ‘Your body is running on the wrong fuel’US cardiologist Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj warns that sugar and caffeine dependency may accelerate aging by triggering stress, inflammation, and ar...
25 Sep, 2025, 11.42 PM IST
Forget costly longevity supplements: This everyday vitamin may hold the secret to slowing aging, new research revealsA new clinical trial suggests that vitamin D3 may slow biological aging by protecting telomeres, the chromosome caps linked to longevity. O...
20 Sep, 2025, 02.06 PM IST
Struggling with memory and focus? Harvard scientists find diet secret that slows brain ageingA recent study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Ben-Gurion University, and the University of Leipzig finds that the green-Medi...
19 Sep, 2025, 06.57 PM IST
Are you aging faster than you think? Experts point to these 4 simple challenges that reveal the truthExperts say aging can show up in simple ways like balance, grip, strength, and walking. These easy at-home tests can reveal how fast your b...
17 Sep, 2025, 11.17 PM IST
“It is hormones”: Dr A Velumani’s viral post reveals the real reason people walk in parksDr. A Velumani's X post reveals a surprising truth about morning park visitors: hormones, not just health, drive their routines. His three-...
14 Jul, 2025, 09.25 PM IST
Astronauts age slower in space: How much time did Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore ‘gain’ in 9 months off-earth? The answer may surprise youAstronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore spent 10 months on the International Space Station and aged slower than those on Earth. This e...
20 Mar, 2025, 07.24 PM IST
Common diabetic drug Metformin may become a wonder drug to keep people young; Study finds promising results in monkeysA recent study has shown that metformin, a diabetes medication, may slow ageing in monkeys by preserving cognitive function and delaying ti...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
Blood cancer accelerates premature ageing in healthy bone marrow cellsScientists found that leukaemia induces ageing of the local non-cancer environment.
31 Jan, 2019, 06.28 PM IST
Having more kids may slow down ageing: StudyResearchers at Simon Fraser University in Canada found that women who give birth to more surviving children exhibited longer telomeres.
08 Jan, 2016, 06.40 PM IST
1500 genes linked to ageing identifiedWhile an anti-ageing treatment is still well into the future, this work could provide a roadmap for developing new treatments for age-relat...
26 Oct, 2015, 10.06 AM IST