Caloric restriction generates a unique metabolic pattern in yeast that slows down chronological aging by limiting sulfur amino acid synthesis and concentrations of methionine and cysteine.

Mice who consumed the food dyes FD&C Red 40 and Yellow 6 developed colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, when levels of the immune cytokine IL-23 were dysregulated.

Researchers find a gut microbial profile that predicts mortality, especially with a strong link between the Enterobacteriaceae family and death from gastrointestinal and respiratory causes.

Just 12 minutes of daily meditation may slow brain aging by reducing stress, improving sleep, and increasing grey matter volume and blood flow to regions of the brain associated with cognition.