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Down the back roads of strip-mall Florida, I hunted for the legendary reservoir that would keep me forever young.
Research abounds with studies of longevity that are often rife with contradictions. Here we offer a compilation of the latest claims in science.
After 80, some people don’t retire. They reign.
Ellen Langer’s experiments have shown that mental attitudes might reverse some ravages of old age. Now she wants to test that same radical principle on cancer.
“Brain training” games have become big business, but the research is still unclear about whether they improve your brain over all.
The anti-aging benefits of positive thinking, video games that keep the mind sharp, old masters who won't quit and more.
