In many ways, aspirin just keeps getting better with age — partly because science keeps discovering ways aspirin can help you live a longer and healthier life.

Aspirin long has been considered a lifesaver, yet research keeps delivering good news about its medicinal value.

The National Heart Foundation reports that patients who took low-dose aspirin had not only a 26-percent reduction in the risk of a non-fatal heart attack, but also a 25-percent reduction in the risk of a stroke and a 13-percent reduction in risk of death compared to similar patients who didn’t take aspirin.

Evidence is growing that shows aspirin can slow the progression of colon cancer, and preliminary data suggests that regular aspirin use may prevent certain cancers from occurring at all.