Stress, ageing, cancer. There are still no magic solutions but one factor linking all three holds out hope. And that, says Nobel Laureate Jack Szostak, is the telomere, which lies at the end of ...

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Longer lives are colliding with a healthcare system built for short crises. What that mismatch means for families, costs, and ...

Many California prisoners can get a chance at release through expanded parole opportunities. But gaining release requires ...

A groundbreaking study published in The Lancet has sent shockwaves through the global community, revealing that the world’s ...

The jail, which has a capacity of 24 inmates, is sometimes overcrowded. When that happens, gray items are put on the ground ...

It's long been known staying active can help boost heart health, especially as we age, but now research suggests walking for ...

Recent changes in the federal vaccine schedule for children have reduced the number of disease targets from 17 to 11 and the ...

Today, only about half of adult males are married. About 60 percent of white young men (ages 18 to 29) are single, as ...

The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals ...

The Hungarian government is failing to ensure older people’s rights to social security and an adequate standard of living, ...

There's less than 20 minutes to go before Finance Secretary Shona Robison begins her draft Budget statement at around 14:20.