Across biology labs, the idea that aging might be governed by a few crucial switches is moving from science fiction to bench science. Instead of treating growing old as a slow, inevitable decline, ...

A multi-sensory digital treatment protocol, incorporating sensory integration, sensory substitution, and sensory masking (e.g., blindfolding), significantly improved participants’ performance on ...

Sensory cues from the opposite sex can influence how animals age, a University of Otago-led study has found. Lead author Associate Professor Mike Garratt, of the Department of Anatomy, says research ...

A new study published in Nature Neuroscience provides evidence that aging and injury lead to the buildup of senescent neurons—commonly referred to as “zombie” cells—in the peripheral nervous system.