A new study published in Science estimates that roughly half of the variation in human lifespan is determined by genetics, nearly doubling the figure that researchers have accepted for decades. The ...

Genetics were thought to play only a secondary role in determining lifespan—turns out, it’s quite the opposite.

Laura Oliveira fell in love with swimming at 70. She won her first competition three decades later. Longevity runs in her family. Her aunt Geny lived to 110. Her two sisters thrived and were mentally ...

The same pathogen can often elicit very different responses from different people. Scientists sought to understand more about what causes these individual differences. They found that both our genomes ...

At a certain age, you start noticing patterns in your life—not just in events, but in yourself. You see how certain choices repeat, how some opportunities seem to magnetize toward you, and others slip ...

Lifestyle factors impact longevity, but so does DNA. Scientists reveal exactly how heritable lifespan is. The findings are much different than previous studies on the subject. This study is different ...