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 ...

New twin‑study research finds that, after removing deaths from accidents and infections, genes account for about 50% of human ...

Harvard scientists find that exercise variety is good but not too much and only certain types. Take the findings with a grain ...

During the study, participants tracked and reported how much time they spent exercising each week. They categorized the workouts, recording time spent walking, jogging, biking, rowing, playing racket ...

Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also ...

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 ...

A new analysis suggests that genes play a much larger role in human longevity than previously believed. But lifestyle factors ...

How big of a role do our genes play in our lifespan? Quite a bit more than previously thought, a new study suggests.

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

Longevity medicine is becoming more mainstream. While benefits exists, an expert physician wants patients to remain cautious ...