Slowing the Clock: The Science of Biological Aging

Send us Fan Mail Aging science is experiencing a revolution. Rather than merely treating diseases that appear with age, researchers at the National Institutes of Health are now focusing on understanding and addressing the aging process itself—the root cause behind many age-related conditions. This approach centers on the crucial distinction between your chronological age (the years since birth) and your biological age (the actual molecular wear and tear accumulated in your body). People age ...