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

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

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 ...

Genes and chance are a big part of living to 100, but lifestyle factors can play a role.freemixer/Getty Images There's a lot that a healthy lifestyle can do for your longevity. But in old age, a big ...

Life expectancy in the U.S. rose to 79 years in 2024 — its highest level on record — driven by notable declines in drug ...

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

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. Over the past 150 years, humanity has unleashed unimaginable energy by splitting ...

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

Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. were among the areas with the highest life expectancy rates in the U.S. Researchers collected data using life expectancy patterns based on birth groups from ...

A person's age is one of the best predictors of how much longer they are likely to live. This is the main idea behind life expectancy. Life expectancy is a statistical measure of how long a person is ...