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STAT covers the latest research and news on aging, from the biology of growing older to the challenges and opportunities of an aging population. Topics include the search for treatments for age-related diseases, the economic and social impact of aging, and the ethical implications of extending human lifespan.

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Health Jonathan Wosen

Wealthy nations might be reaching a life expectancy limit, study suggests — at least for now

Biotech Jason Mast

STAT Plus: In race to make gene therapy for age-related blindness, 4D Molecular announces positive results

Health Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

STAT Plus: ‘I’m still here’: Before Alzheimer’s, he prided himself on his intellect

First Opinion Anand Kumar

What’s going on in Joe Biden’s brain?

Letters to the editor Patrick Skerrett

First Opinion readers on Noah Lyles and Covid-19, the dearth of geriatricians, PBMs, and more

Politics Olivia Goldhill

STAT Plus: Trump keeps losing his train of thought. Cognitive experts have theories about why

First Opinion Melissa Batchelor and Diana J. Mason

Without federal oversight, nursing homes will put profit ahead of care

First Opinion Jerry H. Gurwitz

An aging geriatrician wonders: Who will care for me?

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First Opinion Anand Kumar

STAT Plus: CNN debate moderators could provide the cognitive tests that Biden and Trump have been avoiding

Health Nicholas St. Fleur

STAT Plus: Q&A: Bold’s CEO on fall prevention, ageism in health care, and ‘movement is medicine’

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First Opinion Julie K. Taitsman and Nancy Harrison

Pandemic lessons must spur federal action to protect nursing home residents

In the Lab Angus Chen

STAT Plus: Biological clocks could be the key to longer, healthier lives. But scientists don’t yet agree on what ‘aging’ is

In the Lab Jonathan Wosen

STAT Plus: Cancer is rising among the young. Study suggests it’s because their cells are aging faster

In the Lab Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Borrowing an idea from cancer immunotherapy, scientists make old-mice immune systems youthful again

Health Annalisa Merelli

Pregnancy increases biological age — but recovery and breastfeeding can undo the damage, study finds

Politics Associated Press

STAT Plus: Biden ‘continues to be fit for duty,’ his doctor says, after president undergoes annual physical

Letters to the editor Torie Bosch

What STAT readers think about octogenarian presidents

Health Olivia Goldhill

STAT Plus: Presidential age debate obscures a simple fact: Some cognitive skills improve as we get older

First Opinion Lawrence K. Altman

STAT Plus: I’ve reported on the health of every president since Reagan. Here’s what I think about Trump and Biden

First Opinion Arthur L. Kellermann

The health care system is ignoring world’s most promising approach to preventing cardiovascular disease

Health Annalisa Merelli

A neuropsychologist clarifies science on aging and memory in wake of Biden special counsel report

Health Deborah Balthazar

As NIH grant runs out, Dog Aging Project founders look to raise up to $50 million

In the Lab Megan Molteni

New tool for tracing blood cells’ ancestry might one day help predict disease risk

In the Lab Megan Molteni

STAT Plus: Using AI, scientists create blood test that measures organ aging and predicts disease risk

First Opinion Robert Kadlec, Sue Anne Bell, and Michael Wasserman

Congress must reauthorize the National Advisory Committee for Seniors and Disasters

First Opinion Kristina Carvalho

Do dementia villages actually work? We just don’t know

Health Allessandra DiCorato

Older adults are vulnerable in a warming climate. Better buildings could help protect them

Business Tara Bannow

Medicare’s proposal on nursing home staff is ‘insanity,’ key expert says

Health Ambar Castillo

Stress in childhood linked to physical and cognitive problems in older age, according to new study