NEW YORK — Humanity is hitting the upper limit of life expectancy, according to a new study. Advances in medical technology and genetic research — not to mention larger numbers of people making it to ...

Research by Weizmann scientists finds genetics may explain 50% of human lifespan, over twice previous estimates, opening ...

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

Researchers are now suggesting that male and female lifespans continue to increase linearly, and have not yet hit a hard limit. Previous studies argued that human life expectancy is increasing by less ...

Since the early 20th century, sustained declines in mortality have driven steady increases in life expectancy, particularly in high-income countries. Several studies have reported that this ...

Aging is just a part of life, and in an inescapably tragic way imbues our existence with meaning, making our experiences all the more precious for the fact that they won't last forever. But nobody ...

For over a century and a half, life expectancy has steadily increased in the wealthiest countries. Spectacular climbs in ...

Life expectancy in India at the time of independence was approximately 30-32 years. This rather low figure was driven by ...

Exercise and diet play a big part in healthy aging, and breakthroughs in anti-aging medicine may not be too far off. Reading time 5 minutes Death is inevitable. But the journey getting there is far ...