NEW YORK — U.S. life expectancy rose to 79 years in 2024 — the highest mark in American history. It’s the result of not only ...

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 ...

Researchers found that small doses of an antibiotic can coax gut bacteria into producing a life-extending compound. In worms, ...

A new study suggests that lifespan might be 50% heritable — although for now, it's hard to know if the finding applies across diverse populations.

Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury—a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. A UCLA study conducted in ...

Longevity medicine is becoming more mainstream. While benefits exists, an expert physician wants patients to remain cautious of information they read or view online.

Perched on a hill overlooking Carthage, Tunisia's famed blue-and-white village of Sidi Bou Said now faces the threat of ...

For years, the two patients had come to the Penn Memory Center at the University of Pennsylvania, where doctors and ...

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

Scientists think they may have unlocked a key secret to long life – quite simply, genetics, according to The Guardian.

New study by UC Santa Cruz team discovers that early pregnancy in mice reduces buildup of ‘confused’ cells that could lead to breast cancer later in life ...

Although DNA is tightly packed and protected within the cell nucleus, it is constantly threatened by damage from normal ...