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A research team has developed a new system to estimate a person's biological age -- a measure of how well their body has aged, rather than just counting the years since birth. Using just five drops of ...

Research by scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) Leonard Davis School of Gerontology suggests that greater exposure to extreme heat may accelerate biological aging in older adults ...

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Purdue University College of Science has named Professor Peristera Paschou as the next head of the Department of Biological Sciences Professor Peristera Paschou, a researcher focusing on genomics and ...

The United States is holding its position as the leader of biological sciences, but China is hot on its heels. Germany and the United Kingdom are neck-and-neck, as are Japan and France, each one vying ...

How old are you really? Birthdays may be a common tally, but your “age” isn’t determined by time alone. New research increasingly shows the importance of considering chronological age as something ...