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Your Pee May Reveal Your True Biological Age
By Christopher Wanjek published
Could your pee reveal your youth?

Could 'Facial Yoga' Really Make You Look Younger?
By Rachael Rettner published
Regularly practicing facial "yoga," or exercises for your facial muscles, may actually make you look younger, early research suggests.

Sorry, You Can't Stop Aging – Here's the Math to Prove It
By Samantha Mathewson published
Growing old is a natural part of life, but that hasn't stopped people from turning to anti-aging skin treatments, specialized diets and other tricks to try to reverse the effects of aging.

How Deaths from Opioids Have Impacted US Life Expectancy
By Sara G. Miller published
Life expectancy in the United States ticked upward between 2000 and 2015, but that rise was blunted by increasing rates of opioid-related deaths, a new report finds.

Trump's Seldom-Seen Glasses: Why Vision Declines with Age
By Rachael Rettner published
President Donald Trump is 70 years old, an age at which many people need reading glasses or other devices to aid their vision. So where are Trump's glasses?

Gaining Weight In Middle Age? It's This Molecule's Fault, Scientists Say
By Rachael Rettner published
It's common for people to pack on more pounds as they age, but now a new study may have an explanation for this weight gain — and it has nothing to do with exercise or poor food choices.

1st Woman to Run Boston Marathon Competes Again, At Age 70
By Rachael Rettner published
The first woman ever to run the Boston Marathon as an official entrant will run the race again today at age 70.

These 5 'Life Skills' Are Tied to Health Benefits
By Cari Nierenberg published
Older adults with these five personality traits are in better health.
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