Aging is one of the few things every living thing has in common. Humans, in particular, are living longer today than they did in the past. Much of this is due to societal advances such as vaccines, ...

An American born in 2024 can expect to live to be 79, on average. But people in other wealthy countries can expect to live longer.

Life expectancy is rising, and longevity experts say humans could live far longer. New aging research explores how science may extend lifespan decades more.

Humanity's once-steady rise in life expectancy is now slowing down, raising the question of whether we're about to reach the ceiling of our longevity. Reading time 8 minutes It’s an inevitable fact of ...

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 ...

Human life expectancy dramatically increased last century. Compared to babies born in 1900, those born at the turn of the 21st century could live, on average, three decades longer—with many living to ...

Across their modelling strategies, the authors place the theoretical upper limit of the modern human lifespan somewhere between 128 and 202 years. They also note the best-verified maximum recorded ...

An analysis of twin cohort data suggests that human life span is far more heritable than previously believed. The findings of the analysis show that once deaths from external factors, such as ...

"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 ...