A decades-long trial found that speed-based cognitive training was linked to significantly lower dementia rates ...

Stand on one leg with a slight knee bend, tossing a ball against a wall or to a partner for 30-60 seconds per side. Doctors often often use the 'standing on one leg' test as a measure of health in ...

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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 ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also helps not to get hit by a dump truck. But ...

Andrew Joseph covers health, medicine, and the biopharma industry in Europe. You can reach Andrew on Signal at drewqjoseph.71. For researchers studying aging — and thinking about how to extend our ...

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. Using data from human twin studies, an ...

Around 50% of a person's lifespan is determined by genetics, a new study suggests, more than doubling previous estimates of the heritability of longevity. The new research, published Jan. 29 in the ...

Pace High School won its fourth consecutive Region 1-3A girls weightlifting title, winning every individual event. Choctawhatchee High School won the Region 1-2A championship, while West Florida's ...

Just a slight increase in moderate-intensity physical activity, such as walking at a brisk pace for five minutes a day, may help people live longer, a new study suggests. In the study published in the ...