An active lifestyle helps to reduce the risk of glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness around the world.

Levels of Lon protease, a key antioxidant enzyme, decrease as cells age.

Revealing a new mechanism controlling ageing in white blood cells, discovery by UK scientists may herald innovative approaches to boost the immune systems of older people.

Researcher team from Britain and the United States find that people who leave education with fewer qualifications are prone to age more quickly.

University of Rochester (US) scientists discover how DNA maintenance is regulated, opening the door to interventions that may enhance the body’s natural preservation of genetic information.

Ensuring adequate intakes of selenium may reduce the risk of age-related diseases such as cancer and heart disease,

Polyphenols present in green tea exert a potent antioxidant effect that helps to counteract free radical damage to cells.

The "longevity" protein SIRT1, known for its life-spanning effects in different species, inhibits the development of a known precursor to prostate cancer, widening a pathway for discovery of new cancer prevention drugs that could not only block prostate cancer but promote longevity.

Slowing the activity of mitochondria promotes survival and enhances longevity, in a C. elegans (roundworm) model.

Whitehead Institute (US) researchers show that the multi-component mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) in mammals is involved in the aging process