A new study finds life expectancy is still rising, but gains have slowed since 1939 - ending the era of rapid, ...

With the drastic increase in life expectancy seen over the last century or so, it's natural to assume that eventually we'll all be regularly living to 100.

Data from cohorts born between 1850 and 1938 show an average life expectancy gain of 0.46 years per cohort. In contrast, projections for cohorts born between 1939 and 2000 indicate a reduction in ...

The rise in human life expectancy may be slowing down after nearly doubling over the last century, new research suggests. Over the 19th and 20th centuries, there have been dramatic increases in how ...

Experts say that the steady rise in life expectancy is slowing down because we’ve run out of ways to improve our mortality.

Learn about why a century of rapid growth in human life expectancy might be slowing down and what it means for future generations.

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Researchers are now suggesting that male and female lifespans continue to increase linearly, and have not ...

Most people have the goal of living as long and healthy of a life as possible. But while doctors have been hard at work to try to tap into the secret of longevity, a new study finds we may have hit ...

A thorough health evaluation of one of the world's oldest people, Maria Branyas, suggests that one of the reasons she lived ...

The rise in human life expectancy has slowed down across Europe since 2011, according to new research. A new study reveals that the food we eat, physical inactivity and obesity are largely to blame, ...

With the drastic increase in life expectancy seen over the last century or so, it's natural to assume that eventually we'll all be regularly living to 100. But a new study suggests that surge is ...