Getting Older: The Cellular Link to Disease Aging is a complex and inevitable part of life. As we grow older, the cells inside our bodies don't work quite as well as they used to. This makes us more vulnerable to getting certain diseases. A protein called mTOR is a central player in this process. It…

Study Uncovers How Cells React to Starvation A research team at Washington University has found another way that cells deal with stress. Led by Kyusik Kim, the team saw that when a key molecule (eIF4E) gets used up, it sets a unique stress response in motion within the cell. This previously unknown process helps the…

Rapamycin Dosage: Can It Be Your Key to Longevity? We all want to live longer, healthier lives, right? That's what this interview by the health education medium Modern Healthspan is all about. The host recently chatted with prominent physician Dr. Rick Cohen, who knows a thing or two about keeping in great shape as we…