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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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

Every step you take depends on a structure most people rarely think about. The pelvis sits at the center of the body and quietly supports nearly every movement. It holds the spine upright, steadies ...

Coral reefs make up less than 1% of ocean habitat but are home to at least 25% of marine species. These incredibly biodiverse ...

A 5,500-year-old skeleton from Colombia has revealed the oldest known genome of the bacterium linked to syphilis and related ...