Psychological aging, depression, and well-being
Aging is a multifactorial process, which affects the human body on every level and results in both biological and psychological changes. Multiple studies have demonstrated that a lower subjective age is associated with better mental and physical health, cognitive functions, well-being and satisfaction with life.
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Aging Overview
We know that many different things affect aging: genetics, diet, exercise, illness, and a host of other factors, all of which contribute to the aging process. A series of remarkable biological research studies since the 1990s have identified genes that can profoundly influence the rate at which cells, and animals, age.
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The effects of aging: can they be reversed?
Wrinkles, gray hair, poorer physical and cognitive health: these are some of the common manifestations of aging. But could it be possible to reverse...
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Understanding the Dynamics of the Aging Process
Aging is associated with changes in dynamic biological, physiological, environmental, psychological, behavioral, and social processes. Some age-related changes are benign, such as graying hair. Others result in declines in function of the senses and activities of daily life and increased susceptibility to and frequency of disease, frailty, or ...
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What Do We Know About Healthy Aging?
Research shows that whether you hold negative or positive views about aging may impact health as you age. Negative beliefs about aging may increase undesirable health outcomes, Alzheimer's disease biomarkers, and cellular aging. Meanwhile, positive beliefs about aging may decrease the risk of developing dementia and obesity. What can you do?
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The economic value of targeting aging | Nature Aging
Is it preferable to make lives healthier by compressing morbidity, or longer by extending life? What are the gains from targeting aging itself compared to efforts to eradicate specific diseases?
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Aging and aging-related diseases: from molecular …
Current research on aging focuses on elucidating how various endogenous and exogenous stresses (such as genomic instability, telomere dysfunction, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis,...
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Ageing and health
The pace of population ageing is much faster than in the past. In 2020, the number of people aged 60 years and older outnumbered children younger than 5 years. Between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's population over 60 …
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Aging: What to expect
You know that aging will likely cause wrinkles and gray hair. But do you know how aging will affect your teeth, heart and sexuality? Find out what changes to expect as you continue aging — and how to promote good health at any age.
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Human aging | Description, Physical Effects,
Human aging, physiological changes in the human body that lead to senescence, involving declines in biological functions and the ability to adapt to metabolic stress. These physiological developments usually are accompanied by psychological and behavioral changes and social and economic changes.
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