Aging significantly impacts the immune system, notably through the involution of the thymus, which reduces T cell production. This decline weakens immune responses, making older adults more ...

DNA methylation is a key epigenome component that helps dictate how genes are expressed, contributing to normal cell and tissue differentiation during development, as well as the process of biological ...

Figure 3. Conceptual framework for aging alignment in disease models and therapeutic development. This schematic illustrates the spectrum of aging-related diseases (ARDs) based on their mechanistic ...

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on April 24, 2026, titled "The BHARAT study: a multi-modal, multi ...

AMeD syndrome is a severe genetic condition found in children that present with accelerated aging, global developmental delay and bone marrow failure, among others, progressing to Myelodysplastic ...

Secondary aging refers to aging-related changes caused by environmental, lifestyle, and health factors rather than natural biological processes. Aging happens to everyone, but people do not age in the ...

Understanding the stages of aging may help you make important decisions about your health and aging well. Aging is a natural experience that lasts a lifetime. It’s a biological process that involves ...

For 71-year-old Patty Vander Dussen, aging well required resilience she never expected to need. A lifelong athlete, she took ...

This Pew Research Center report looks at the experiences of Americans who are providing care to a parent, spouse or partner age 65 or older. Why did we do this? Pew Research Center does research to ...