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07

Dec

Optimism is key to successful agingPrevious studies have shown seniors tend to have quite positive outlooks despite the physical and cognitive decline associated with old age.

Optimism is key to successful aging
Previous studies have shown seniors tend to have quite positive outlooks despite the physical and cognitive decline associated with old age.

06

Nov

Do anti-aging products really work?Here are five commonly listed active ingredients, and the scientific evidence about whether they may play a role in decreasing signs of aging.

Do anti-aging products really work?
Here are five commonly listed active ingredients, and the scientific evidence about whether they may play a role in decreasing signs of aging.

30

Oct

Lifelong exercise keeps octogenarians fitStudy has shown that 80-year-olds who engage in lifelong endurance exercise prove to have the average aerobic capacity of 40-year-olds.

Lifelong exercise keeps octogenarians fit
Study has shown that 80-year-olds who engage in lifelong endurance exercise prove to have the average aerobic capacity of 40-year-olds.

06

Oct

7 anti-aging tips to help you make it to the century markWant to live a healthy life and reach 100 years of age or beyond? If so, you may want to follow some of these anti-aging tips.

7 anti-aging tips to help you make it to the century mark
Want to live a healthy life and reach 100 years of age or beyond? If so, you may want to follow some of these anti-aging tips.

16

Jul

Want to live a healthy life and reach 100 years of age or beyond? If so, you may want to follow some of these anti-aging tips.

Want to live a healthy life and reach 100 years of age or beyond? If so, you may want to follow some of these anti-aging tips.

09

May

Canada teen discovers tree pulp has anti-aging benefitsJanelle Tam won an award for showing that cellulose, the woody material found in trees that enables them to stand, also acts as a potent antioxidant.

Canada teen discovers tree pulp has anti-aging benefits
Janelle Tam won an award for showing that cellulose, the woody material found in trees that enables them to stand, also acts as a potent antioxidant.

18

Jan

Permafrost bacteria may slow down agingThe species of bacteria in Siberia was found in laboratory tests to have shown signs of slowing down the process of aging on mice.

Permafrost bacteria may slow down aging
The species of bacteria in Siberia was found in laboratory tests to have shown signs of slowing down the process of aging on mice.

05

Jul

Who wants to live forever? Scientist sees aging curedBiomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey thinks that doctors could soon banish diseases that come with aging and extend life indefinitely.

Who wants to live forever? Scientist sees aging cured
Biomedical gerontologist Aubrey de Grey thinks that doctors could soon banish diseases that come with aging and extend life indefinitely.

28

Apr

Study predicts how your tattoo will ageTattoo inks are injected under the skin, but over time, these inks become dispersed as the cells which contain them die, divide or leave the body.

Study predicts how your tattoo will age
Tattoo inks are injected under the skin, but over time, these inks become dispersed as the cells which contain them die, divide or leave the body.

17

Dec

Here’s our list of the 10 animals with the longest life spans — and there’s even an immortal animal.

Here’s our list of the 10 animals with the longest life spans — and there’s even an immortal animal.