Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The process of aging, and how to stop it, has long puzzled scientists. However, in a new study, published in the journal ...

A recent study published in EMBO Reports by researchers from Osaka University and Nara Medical University sheds light on a fundamental process within cells-microautophagy-that plays a crucial role in ...

When people think about health, they often focus on specific organs like the heart or brain. But many changes related to chronic conditions or ageing begin in the smallest units of your body — your ...

Free radicals are highly unstable and reactive molecules that are literally stealing electrons from your healthy cells at this very moment, causing damage that accumulates over time and contributes to ...

The Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH) at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM), with consortium partners California Institute of Technology and Massachusetts Institute of Technology ...

How many cells make up your body? It’s actually not all that easy to answer. But recently, scientists have made a pretty good effort. And their final count is…around 37.2 trillion. Taken together, you ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a relatively rare but very serious disease of the nervous system. A cure is not yet possible. ALS slowly destroys the motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord ...