Superagers that resist cognitive decline show distinct structural and functional changes in their brains, keeping their memory and recall abilities similar to that of 25-year-olds.

In the next year, Special Operations Command expects to move into clinical trials with a pill that may inhibit or reduce some degenerative effects of aging and injury to support optimal human performance.

A novel biological clock assesses how quickly our immune systems are aging based on biomarkers of chronic inflammation, coining the clock as iAge.

Gut microbes that break down the amino acid tryptophan secrete small molecules called indoles — and these indoles are a key factor in stimulating new neuron growth in the adult brain.