Heart tissue turning black is most commonly linked to alkaptonuria, a rare genetic metabolic disorder in which the body can’t ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, ...

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 ...

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.

About 55% of the human lifespan is heritable, meaning that more than half of observed variation in longevity across a ...

A reanalysis of twin data from Denmark and Sweden suggests that how long we live now depends roughly equally on the genes we ...

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

Early in development, many animals pick a team—male or female—based on their genetics, and, with time, acquire the ...

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Zakir Khan, the man who taught India that being a "Sakht Launda" includes having a heart of gold, has recently made a heart-wrenching announcement. Known for his deeply relatable storytelling and sold ...

Artificial intelligence allows tracing the evolution of genetic control elements in the developing mammalian cerebellum. An international research team led by biologists from Heidelberg University as ...

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