Stone Age ‘megastructure’ under Baltic Sea sheds light on strategy used by Palaeolithic hunters over 10,000 years ago

The find represents Europe’s largest human-made megastructure.

Stephanie Piper, Lecturer in Archaeology, University of York • conversation
Feb. 15, 2024 ~8 min

Men become less fertile with age, but the same isn’t true for all animals – new study

Understanding how the ageing of sperm works in other animals is more important than ever as human male fertility is in decline.

Regina Vega-Trejo, Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Evolutionary Biology, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 14, 2024 ~8 min


£3 million UKRI funding to support research into better health, ageing, and wellbeing

The University of Cambridge has received UKRI funding for research on age-related biological changes in model organisms as part of a national collaboration.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 12, 2024 ~4 min

Family caregivers face financial burdens, isolation and limited resources − a social worker explains how to improve quality of life for this growing population

Family caregivers who have stronger support networks and positive communication with loved ones tend to be more resilient.

Kathy L. Lee, Assistant Professor of Gerontological Social Work, University of Texas at Arlington • conversation
Feb. 12, 2024 ~9 min

Ice cores provide first documentation of rapid Antarctic ice loss in the past

Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey have uncovered the first direct evidence that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet shrunk

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 8, 2024 ~5 min

Strongest evidence to date of brain’s ability to compensate for age-related cognitive decline

Scientists have found the strongest evidence yet that our brains can compensate for age-related deterioration by recruiting other areas to help with brain

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Feb. 6, 2024 ~5 min

Blood cell family trees trace how production changes with aging

Whitehead Institute Member Jonathan Weissman and collaborators developed a tool to reconstruct human cell family trees, revealing how blood cell production changes in old age.

Greta Friar | Whitehead Institute • mit
Jan. 31, 2024 ~11 min

Fear of ageing is really a fear of the unknown – and modern society is making things worse

Anxiety about ageing is also often a fear of the future.

Alastair Comery, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Centre for Death and Society, University of Bath • conversation
Jan. 31, 2024 ~6 min


Breaking down fat byproducts could lead to healthier aging − researchers identify a key enzyme that does just that

Although you get your fatty acid levels routinely checked at the doctor’s, rarely do clinicians and researchers consider the effects of their potentially harmful byproducts.

Eyleen Jorgelina O'Rourke, Associate Professor of Biology and Cell Biology, University of Virginia • conversation
Jan. 22, 2024 ~5 min

DNA from stone age chewing gum sheds light on diet and disease in Scandinavia's ancient hunter-gatherers

Genetic analysis reveals one of the teenagers probably had advanced gum disease.

Emrah Kırdök, Assistant Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Mersin University • conversation
Jan. 18, 2024 ~7 min

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