Medical research

Simple urine test could measure how much our body has aged

Researchers find that a substance indicating oxidative damage increases in urine as people get older. The study, published today in open-access journal in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, also describes a way to easily measure ...

Medical research

Aging tests yield varying results

Whether it's an on-line quiz, a $300 chromosome test or an $800 blood panel, a lot of people seem to be interested in whether they're aging faster or slower than their chronological age would suggest.

Medical research

Carotid artery analysis reveals human biological age

Biological age, as opposed to chronological age, is a concept used to describe the state of an organism. An average healthy individual's biological generally corresponds to their chronological age. But with age, these two ...

Health

Your sex life is only as old as you feel

The closer you feel to your actual age, the less likely you are to be satisfied with your sex life, a University of Waterloo study has found.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Adolescent impatience increases as testosterone levels rise

In a series of studies conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, researchers have examined risky and impulsive decision behavior in adolescence. A study recently published in the journal Psychoneuroendocrinology ...

Genetics

How epigenetics may help us slow down the ageing clock

Humankind has a longstanding obsession with eternal youth. Stories about elixirs of life and fountains that quench one's thirst for immortality have stirred our imagination since time immemorial. Different versions of these ...

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