aging

A new study has found that pregnancy accelerates biological aging with each baby causing women to grow older by up to 2.8 months. It is well understood that pregnancy can have long-term health impacts. However, previous research has shown these...

Eötvös Loránd University scientists Dr. Ádám Sturm and Dr. Tibor Vellai have made a new breakthrough in figuring out why we age. Their research focused on something called "transposable elements" (TEs) in our DNA. Think of TEs as movable parts...

Although medicine and healing were important in ancient Greece, anti-aging may have been considered unnatural by the ancient Greeks. by Patrick Garner In the last decade some branches of modern medicine have shifted from viewing aging as inevitable to treating it...

Recently published research by a group of scientists has revealed that gut bacteria may impact the rate of aging experienced by humans. The intricate environment of the human gut hosts billions of microorganisms, forming a vital ecosystem that actively contributes...

Greek scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism that works in cells to control aging and reproductive fertility. The results by scientists from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) at the Foundation for Research and Technology – Hellas...

Survivors of Covid-19, even those who had just mild cases of the virus, can lose gray matter in their brains equivalent to ten years of aging, a new study says. The study, which was published on Monday in the journal...

In the 2011-2017 period Greece's population shrank by 355,000 people, with statisticians saying that by 2080 Greek natives will be reduced to 7.2 million. According to ELSTAT analysts, the phenomenon can not be contributed only to the economic crisis. The...

Greece is heading for a significant population decrease to the point that the total population might be reduced by 1.2 million people in 2034, a new study says. According to the estimates of the Laboratory of Demographic and Social Analysis...