A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.

New research challenges the view that human life span depends mostly on lifestyle. Genes may account for half the factors ...

A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science ...

What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low ...

Scientists have long believed that longevity is shaped by lifestyle choices; however, a new study reveals that genes may play a larger role in determining how long people live.

Although some genes linked to life span have been identified, external environmental forces, such as disease or living ...

Some say new research has "important consequences for ageing research", while others believe the study's findings are "not ...

The figure is quite simple to rejoice: at present, the average life expectancy of a baby born in the United States in 2024 is 79 years. The more difficult thing is what that milestone will demand next ...

Life expectancy in the United States has been rising over many decades, ushering in what experts describe as "an era of unprecedented longevity." This trend raises important questions about how people ...

Doctors share what you shouldn't be doing if you want to live a long and healthy life.

Regularly engaging in a variety of physical activities such as walking, cycling, and swimming, may be the best way to prolong ...