Aging

A global analysis finds that aging populations may face intolerable heat more often, in more places, and for longer than previous estimates showed.

Stanford research finds care robot adoption improves staff retention and boosts employment without displacing workers.

Some studies have reported that estrogen-only menopausal hormone therapy raises dementia risk. New research on Alzheimer’s disease hallmarks in autopsied brains indicates the opposite.

A Stanford Medicine app found that older adults’ daily travel range shrank as temperatures rose, potentially limiting social, physical, and community activity.

In mice, a decline in how well one immune cell clears out another appears to drive aging throughout the body, a finding that could inform future treatments for age-related decline.

Stanford research finds that brief electrical pulses trigger a molecular “reboot and rebound” in sea squirts, pointing toward new strategies to mitigate age-related decline.

A $90 million gift from Penny and Phil Knight will extend the work of the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Stanford’s Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.

Two-thirds of Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease today are women. Stanford Medicine neurologists explain what is known – and still unknown – about the factors behind that gap.

A retinal device developed by professor Daniel Palanker has restored functional vision in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration.

The professor of genetics breaks down what aging really is, how lifestyle choices influence longevity, and the promising frontiers of aging research.