13-12-09 In our youth we are strong and healthy and then we weaken and die -- that's probably how most would describe what aging is all about. But, in nature, the phenomenon of aging shows an unexpected diversity of patterns and is altogether rather strange,...

13-10-31 New York City Council has voted to raise the minimum age for buying cigarettes from 18 to 21. 纽约市议会投票决定将购买香烟的最低年龄从18岁提升至21岁。 New York will now become by far the most populous place in the US to impose such a high age limit,...

13-07-28 前英国国会议员现评论家马修帕里斯在最近的一篇专栏中提到，随着年龄的增长，他本来就大的耳朵变得更大了，他觉得有些尴尬，正在寻找使耳朵缩小的方法。 MP-turned-pundit Matthew Parris is fretting about a very big subject his ears. In his column in the Times...

13-02-01 A large population-based study from Finland has shown that being unmarried increases the risk of fatal（致命的） and non-fatal heart attack in both men and women whatever their age. Conversely, say the study investigators, especially among middle-ag...

13-01-15 Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness. (Strong) 与其诅咒黑暗，不如燃起蜡烛。（斯特郎） A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else. (J. Burroughs) 一个人可以失败许多次，但是只要他没有开始...

12-12-17 Our immune system does not shut down with age, says a new study led by McMaster University researchers. A study published in PLOS Pathogens today shows a specialized class of immune cells, known as T cells, can respond to virus infections in an olde...

12-11-08 Women may be able to better gauge their own fertility based on the age their mother went through the menopause, a study has concluded. 一项研究发现，女性可以根据自己母亲进入更年期的年龄估算自己的生育能力。 Women whose mothers had an early menopause...

12-11-07 If you look old, your heart may feel old, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012. In a new study, those who had three to four aging signs -- receding（后退，减弱） hairline at the temples（鬓角）...

12-07-26 Talking to a colleague sitting next to you through instant messaging instead of vocal communication, mass texting friends and relatives with downloaded festival greetings instead of calling them in person, e-mailing work reports to your boss without...

12-06-07 If you're middle-aged and your memory's not what it used to be, check the bathroom scale（体重秤） , researchers warned, suggesting overweight people tend to score more poorly on tests of memory than their thinner peers do. The findings suggest that...