Pandemic appears to have aged teen brains

"If their brain remains permanently older than their chronological age, it's unclear what the outcomes will be in the future."

Ker Than-Stanford • futurity
Dec. 2, 2022 ~8 min

Feeling good about aging enhances older adults’ sex lives

Older adults who feel more positive about aging have a healthier sex life, according to new research.

Pate McCuien-U. Missouri • futurity
Nov. 30, 2022 ~5 min


Repeated stress speeds up eye aging

Retinal aging caused by stress produces symptoms similar to those resulting from natural aging, researchers report.

UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 21, 2022 ~6 min

Report: Millennials, Boomers split on issue-driven investing

Millennials are willing to lose some money for the sake of environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, investing. Boomers, less so.

Liz Goodfellow-Futurity • futurity
Nov. 18, 2022 ~7 min

PTSD may speed up cellular aging

New research with veterans finds a connection between DNA methylation signals of accelerated cellular aging and PTSD.

Jessica Colarossi-Boston University • futurity
Nov. 15, 2022 ~7 min

Creativity doesn’t belong to the young, patents show

"Although the peak of patents awarded are for those in midlife, there are inventors who are patenting well into later life."

Jarret Bencks-Brandeis • futurity
Nov. 14, 2022 ~6 min

Worms shed light on which genes are important for aging

A new method using roundworms can help determine which genes are relevant to the aging process, researchers say.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Nov. 2, 2022 ~5 min

1 in 10 older adults in the US has dementia

Nearly 1 in 10 Americans over 65 has dementia, researchers report. An additional 22% have mild cognitive impairment.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 27, 2022 ~6 min


Why damaged adult hearts can’t regenerate

Your skin, other organs, and the hearts of newborn mice and humans can regenerate after being damaged, but adult hearts can't. Here's why.

Andrea Kunicky-Pittsburgh • futurity
Oct. 26, 2022 ~6 min

Try it: Map rates how well your neighborhood protects cognition

Does your neighborhood protect your cognitive health as you age? A new interactive map can help you find out.

Morgan Sherburne-Michigan • futurity
Sept. 21, 2022 ~8 min

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