A July 2026 paper published in the journal "npj Aging" suggests that humans may have the potential to live up to 156 years.

Scientists estimate the maximum human lifespan at almost twice the current common age. Let's break down the numbers and facts ...

A new study suggests humans could theoretically live between 146 and 194 years, with DNA mutations in heart and brain cells ...

Life expectancy has seen a notable slowdown in progress, with scientists observing that achieving the century mark is still a ...

Global life expectancy has mostly been climbing back toward pre-pandemic levels. In the United States, for instance, the ...

A new mathematical model on human longevity has calculated the theoretical maximum age a human brain can reach, suggesting ...

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 ...

Andrew covers the biopharma industry, scientific research, and public health across the continent. You can reach Andrew confidentially on Signal at drewqjoseph.71. For researchers studying aging — and ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Average life expectancy will rise in many countries by 2030, breaking through 90 years in some places, and policymakers need to make more efforts to plan for it, according to a ...

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