A novel health-assessment tool uses eight metrics derived from a person's physical exam and routine lab tests to characterize biological age. It may be able to predict a person's risk of disability ...

UW Medicine biology of aging researchers Daniel Raftery (left) and Shabnam Salimi worked on the Health Octo Tool to characterize people's biological ages and predict their risk of disability and death ...

A new study suggests that biological age improvements are tied to a reduced stroke risk and improved brain health, suggesting that certain lifestyle changes could help to cut stroke risk and protect ...

Chronic pain conditions, long-lasting medical conditions characterized by persistent pain in specific areas of the body, are often difficult to diagnose and treat. Understanding the biological markers ...

A randomized clinical trial involving 958 older adults suggests that taking a daily multivitamin for two years may produce a small, statistically significant slowdown in two measures of biological ...