Microglial cells are the maintenance workers of the central nervous system (CNS), protecting against pathogens and pruning damaged neurons to help the brain maintain homeostasis. Considered immune ...

The immune system's gradual decline with age, known as immune aging, increases susceptibility to infections, autoimmune diseases, and cancers. T cells, crucial for adaptive immunity, undergo ...

Aging is a significant risk factor for male reproductive health, with exposures to risk factors over a lifetime leading to disrupted testicular function and spermatogenesis that, in turn, result in ...

Whenever I encounter a supposed practice or supplement that will save or ruin my brain, my first reaction is to roll my eyes – a modus operandi that I, unfortunately, developed in graduate school. If ...

Dr. Douglas Vaughan, Northwestern Medicine cardiology specialist, joined Bob Sirott to talk about aging and the research that will take place in the Potocsnak Longevity Institute. Dr. Vaughan ...

Aging has been on my mind lately. It’s probably related to turning seventy last year. However, it’s also a subject that has been fascinating to me since my early years. This might be a result of being ...