An American biostatistician believes that our lifespan is encoded in our genes. His company has developed a test that can ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. A major cohort study suggests that consistent adherence to established healthy eating patterns may add years to life, even after accounting for genetic predisposition.

How easily you can sit down and stand up from the floor without using your hands or knees or wobbling may predict your risk of early death, according to a recent study. Lower scores on this “test” ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy was 75.8 years for males, 81.1 years for females, and the average for both sexes is 78.4 years in 2023. 1 ...

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.

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 ...

The average life expectancy in the U.S. increased by almost a year in 2023, according to figures released by the Centers for Disease Control Thursday, Dec. 19. U.S. average life expectancy was 78.4 ...