At times, aging doesn’t become evident in wrinkles or in gray hair, it occurs deep inside your body, in cells that have ...

Whenever cells divide, there is a high risk of damage to the genetic material. After all, the cell has to duplicate its entire genetic material and copy billions of genetic letters before it divides.

New research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison reveals that dysfunction in a protein essential to maintaining ...

T he bowhead whale is the world’s longest-living mammal, sometimes making it to a staggering 200 years old. How does it do it ...

A study reveals that a protein called RPA is essential for maintaining chromosome stability by stimulating telomerase. New findings from the-Madison suggest that problems with a key protein that helps ...

Researchers discovered that bowhead whales achieve extraordinary longevity and cancer resistance through highly efficient and ...

Naked mole-rats are one of nature's most extraordinary creatures. These burrowing rodents can live for up to 37 years, around ten times longer than relatives of a similar size. But what is the secret ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Radiation therapy, a common treatment for some oral cancers, can leave a patient’s salivary glands so damaged that even talking is difficult. Meanwhile, diseases such as Sjogren’s, ...