As I watch my mom's mind give way to Alzheimer's, I've started writing letters to my future self. Scientists say it could reduce my risk of dementia by half.

A groundbreaking study of nearly 45,000 people shows how a blood test measuring proteins can estimate which organs are aging ...

A s you enter your 50s and beyond, mobility naturally starts to decline. Without regular movement or stretching, it’s common ...

North America’s largest and most urban double-crested cormorant colony shows how people can share space with an unfairly ...

Jeff Dabe stood in a door jamb at the Maple Lake Bar & Grill’s packed events center, stretching: His fingers, his forearms, ...

Dear reader, I have a confession to make. Even though I’m perpetually poring over vintage Vogue or hunched over early-aughts ...

Every day, your body replaces billions of cells—and yet, your tissues stay perfectly organized. How is that possible?

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly simple “tissue code”: five rules that choreograph when, where, and how cells divide, ...

Plasma proteomics reveals that the biological ages of key organs, especially the brain and immune system, strongly predict ...

Illnesses from stealthy pathogens known as Vibrio are advancing northward along numerous coasts, potentially ruining your ...

On a small, gently rocking research boat anchored just offshore in Chesapeake Bay, I lowered a sterile plastic bottle into ...

To print microscopic structures, scientists need to inject a liquid material called a photoresist into the cell. This special ...