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Aging and inflammation are deeply interconnected processes shaping much of the human experience. New scientific findings reveal that healthy aging may be possible by managing chronic inflammation—a phenomenon now called “inflammaging.” For decades, aging was seen as the body’s inevitable breakdown. New evidence is overturning that view. It shows instead that aging reflects a delicate balance between defenses that once protected us and forces that, later in life, accelerate decline.

Inflammation is a double-edged sword: it is indispensable for acute responses to infection and injury, yet persistent, low-grade inflammation is now recognized as a driver of age-related disease. Evolutionary biology provides insight into this p

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