Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

What’s Changed About Life Expectancy—and Why It Matters People are living longer nowadays. According to the Centers for ...

New health data released last week showed that life expectancy rates for American Indian and Alaska Natives increased by 4.5 years, the largest increase among racial and ethnic groups,according to a ...

(Andrey Sayfutdinov/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A worrying health pattern for some of the Gen X and Millennial crowd has been ...

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — How much access to opportunity Washtenaw County residents have varies depending on where they live, a ...

RA can affect your lifespan in various ways related to cardiovascular disease, lung disease, infection, depression, and ...

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Experts often refer to this chasm as the gap between “lifespan” and “healthspan.” And, increasingly, they are focusing on the latter as the right measure of longevity. “It’s great to live to 100,” ...

Average life expectancy went down slightly compared to the previous study released in 2017.