UCSF scientists engineered old fibroblast cells to turn their genes on and off in the same way as young fibroblasts. The old ...

As humans age, it is generally thought that our bodies experience chronic, low-grade inflammation, which opens the door to age-related diseases such as Alzheimer’s, diabetes and cardiovascular disease ...

Brain cells, or oligodendrocytes (green), in the hippocampus are marked with the GFP genetic marker in the mouse brain. These cells often deteriorate during aging. Image credit: Gadek et al., Science ...

A new scientific paper describes cannabis as a "genotoxic" substance that damages genetic information within cells, potentially leading to DNA mutations, accelerated aging and cancer. Getty Images You ...