Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New research my team and I published in the journal Science Advances suggests that long-term exposure to extreme heat may speed up ...

As the body ages, so does the immune system. The immune system usually becomes less effective in older age, a process known as immunosenescence. This can increase the risk of: While you can’t prevent ...

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A first-of-its-kind analysis found that people living in hotter areas experienced more molecular changes than those in cooler places. By Mohana Ravindranath Extreme heat can be particularly dangerous ...

“Tickling” the outer ear with a painless electrical current may someday help slow the effects of aging on the autonomic nervous system, according to researchers from the University of Leeds. The skin ...

NEW YORK, May 23 (UPI) --It may not be the mythical fountain of youth, but the strength of the body's immune system could hold the key to a healthy, long life, experts told UPI. The concept of ...

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Sandra Pinho, associate professor of pharmacology and regenerative medicine in the University of Illinois College of Medicine, poses in her lab. As our hairs go gray and our muscles weaken with age, ...