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Press coverage What sea creatures reveal about how fast people age

Researchers who videotaped every moment in the lives of 81 African turquoise killfish gleaned intriguing insights into the aging process that may also apply to humans
Apr 6 2026
Stanford Medicine Why women get Alzheimer’s more often than men

Stanford Medicine neurologists explain what is known—and still unknown—about the Alzheimer's gender gap
Apr 6 2026

Brain aging

Discovery science

Molecules and cells
Simons Foundation Scientists Map Aging Across the Body of a Short-Lived Fish

Knight Initiative researchers created a new atlas of aging in the killifish tracks how organs change over time, revealing processes implicated in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases
Apr 1 2026

Brain aging

Aging science

Discovery science

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