Aging Well

The US now has the first dual-action eye drop for age-related vision loss

Bronwyn Thompson — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:38:17 GMT

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark eye drop that uses a combined dose of medication to restore age-related near-sightedness, without the need for surgery, for a longer duration than anything else on the market – and with fewer side effects.

Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: clinical trials, Eye glasses, Sight, Age-Related, Restorative medicine, xxViral or high CTR

Muscle-boosting workout trend raises short-term fall risk for some adults

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 06:33:00 GMT

The use of blood-flow restriction (BFR) cuffs that "hack" your physiology to speed up strength and muscle gains when you do light workouts has been growing in popularity in recent years. However, researchers have now discovered that they come with a significant downside – especially the older you get.

Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Exercise, Blood Pressure, Murdoch University, Fitness, Walk, Balanced, Age-Related, Aging

Turning fat cells into bone heals fractures and reverses frailty

Bronwyn Thompson — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 22:03:00 GMT

Our fat tissue could be used to make our bones regrow, with scientists successfully using adipose cells to repair spinal compression fractures. It could change how breaks are treated and improve bone strength in diseases such as osteoporosis.

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Tags: Osaka Metropolitan University, Osteoporosis, Spinal, Fractures, Age-Related, Aging, Stem Cells, Bones

Antibiotic reprograms gut bacteria to produce longevity compounds

Michael Franco — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:03:07 GMT

An antibiotic primarily used in veterinary medicine was found to turn the gut into a factory that pumps out life-extending compounds. The finding could change the way we think about the development of longevity drugs.

Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Longevity, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Bacteria, Gut Bacteria, Microbiome

Dog testes offer clues to healthy aging and ‘frailty resilience’ in men

Paul McClure — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 11:03:00 GMT

A new study of exceptionally long-lived Rottweilers revealed that keeping their testes for longer may help them age more gracefully, offering fresh clues for how hormones shape frailty and resilience in both dogs and humans.

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Tags: Comparative medicine, Dogs, Aging, Healthy aging, Hormones

The most – and least – effective exercise for knee osteoarthritis

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:03:00 GMT

In a review of more than 200 clinical trials, scientists have identified which exercise offers the most benefits in relieving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis in both the short and long term. It's the most comprehensive look at physical activity in treating the condition yet.

Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: Zhejiang University, Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Joints, Chronic pain, Age-Related, Aging, Exercise, Walk, Cycling, Swimming

Naked mole-rat DNA repair could unlock natural human longevity

Bronwyn Thompson — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 02:17:00 GMT

What naked mole-rats lack in the looks department they make up for it in longevity, living healthily for nearly four decades. Now scientists have uncovered just how they repair their DNA – and it has the potential to be harnessed for humans to do the same.

Category: Aging Well, Wellness and Healthy Living, Body and Mind

Tags: molecular biology, DNA, Cells, anti-aging, Age-Related, Aging, Animal science

Meaningful social activities slow biological signs of aging

Bronwyn Thompson — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 17:03:00 GMT

Friendships, community ties and family bonds may apply the brakes to natural cell aging, providing a simple way to invest in health in older age. In a massive new study, scientists have found that social connections are tied to slower biological aging and less chronic inflammation.

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Tags: Cornell University, anti-aging, Biological age, Age-Related, Chronic illness, Inflammation, Epigenetics

Promising anti-aging drug fails to live up to the hype

Paul McClure — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 06:03:00 GMT

Animal studies say rapamycin can slow aging – but does it work in humans? A new review finds the evidence for the off-label, low-dose use of the drug in healthy adults is thin, inconsistent, and far from conclusive.

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Tags: Aging, Healthy aging, anti-aging, Longevity

117-year-old woman's remarkable health may also help us live longer

Bronwyn Thompson — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 03:04:33 GMT

Scientists have just taken the most detailed look yet at the biology of a record-breaking human life, profiling a woman who lived to 117 years and 168 days free of cancer, cardiovascular disease and dementia. What they found could help us all with our own longevity.

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