Aging

3 Questions: MIT biologist on new resveratrol studyLink between the compound found in red wine and anti-aging protein offers support for drug efforts, Leonard Guarente says.

Smoother dashboard typefaces might enhance driver safetyAgeLab study suggests ‘humanist’ lettering style is easier for drivers to read quickly.

Study: Many Americans die with ‘virtually no financial assets’Innovative research shows large divergence in retirement saving outcomes, with the single elderly faring worse than married couples.

The helperSenior puts engineering skills, desire to serve toward improving the lives of disadvantaged and marginalized populations.

MIT AgeLab team wins Excellent Paper Award at IEEE ICT Convergence Conference

Biologists discover how yeast cells reverse agingThe gene they found can double yeast lifespan when turned on late in life.

3 Questions: Joseph Coughlin on aging and drivingAs the Baby Boomers become senior citizens, is a mobility crisis coming down the road?

MIT researchers test automatic parallel parkingAgeLab study: Driver-assistance systems can increase wellness and safety behind the wheel

Protein linked to aging may boost memory and learning abilityDiscovery could lead to new drugs to fight Alzheimer’s and other neurological diseases.

Gerontological Society of America names AgeLab’s Coughlin a FellowWill be honored at the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in November

Li-Huei Tsai receives Glenn Foundation AwardPicower Institute director awarded grant for research in biological mechanisms of aging

MIT’s Joseph Coughlin chosen as one of the '10 Most Creative People on Twitter'

New evidence links sirtuins and life extensionStudy from Leonard Guarente shows how sirtuins act in the brain during calorie restriction to potentially lengthen lifespan.

In Profile: Leonard GuarenteBiology professor discovered a gene at the center of aging. Now that research is yielding therapies that target the diseases of old age.