Longevity

Unlock the secrets to a longer, healthier life with our science-backed longevity coverage. Explore the latest research on how diet and your environment affect your longevity as well as practical tips for aging well that extend your health span.

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Recent stories in Longevity: What Alzheimer’s Blood Tests Can’t Tell You About Your Dementia Risk; These Women Rowers Are Breaking Records After 80. Here Are Their Secrets.; There's a New Blue Zone—And It Holds Clues to Women's Longevity; Your Neighborhood Could Influence Your Dementia Risk; Can’t Hit 10,000 Steps? How Fast You Walk May Matter More; Why GLP-1s Could Be an Anti-Aging Breakthrough; Exclusive Survey Shows What Americans Would Give Up for a Longer Life; Are We on the Brink of Ending Aging?; Gardening is linked to a longer life. Here’s how it helps your body.; How South Korea makes the most innovative sunscreen in the world; The FDA approved the first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 20 years; These surprising early symptoms may be linked to Alzheimer's; What happens to your body when you work out before you eat; Doctors have long said cartilage can’t regenerate. They're now rethinking that.; What intermittent fasting really does for your body and brain; Can you grow new brain cells? The debate could reveal the secret of superagers.; What Germany can teach the world about healthy aging; Does the naked mole rat hold the secret to a long life?; What does it take to lead a happier life? The tips a happiness expert swears by.; Want to get stronger? Your brain may matter more than muscles, new research shows; What doctors want everyone to stop getting wrong about menopause; How breast cancer research is helping prostate cancer patients; Scientists identify one fitness habit that may matter most for longevity; Reading books can help you live longer—here's how; What the science really says about colostrum supplements