Immortal coils
Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, wrote of the fabled longevity of an ancient Ethiopian people. When asked how they reached their 120 years, the Ethiopians revealed a fountain where they washed....
View ArticleWhat time is it?
Time is so integral to our experience of life that we could be forgiven for thinking it is a simple concept. But many physicists are intrigued by the question of what exactly time is...
View ArticleOrgans for growth
The growing field of body part substitution could push back the aging process by replacing failing organs with healthy new ones ...
View ArticleWhy do we grow old?
This is the story of how telomeres determine our lifespan, but can they help 'cure' aging? ...
View ArticleThe microbial gatekeepers of immortality
Why studying our microbial friends may reveal how and why we age
View ArticleThe yellow brick road to immortality
Yodit Feseha tells us how ageing works and if it’s possible to reverse it (taken from the latest issue of I,Science magazine)
View ArticleAlzheimer’s update: Interview with Dr Magdalena Sastre
Alzheimer's update: an interview with researcher Dr Magdalena Sastre
View ArticleThe Rise of the Silver Surfer
Sarah Gaunt finds out why the elderly are taking to tablets (the computing variety)
View ArticleStroke in the Elderly: Slowly Retreating
The risk of stroke steadily increases with old age, but in relative terms both the risk of having a stroke and disability as a result of stroke are decreasing. It remains one of the most feared, and...
View ArticleStroke in the Elderly: Slowly Retreating
The risk of stroke steadily increases with old age, but in relative terms both the risk of having a stroke and disability as a result of stroke are decreasing. It remains one of the most feared, and...
View ArticleScientists’ latest quest for the fountain of youth
A team of Russian and Swedish scientists may be a step closer to slowing, and perhaps even reversing, the effects of ageing.
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