A person’s genes play a far greater role in likely lifespan than previously thought, according to a major new study published Thursday in the journal Science ...

A new study suggests that those with long-lived families probably have the best prospects of making it to a very old age.

Putting aside the risk of an early grave by accident or injury, your genes may have a much greater impact on your lifespan ...

How much do your genes determine how long you'll live? It's a question that fascinates us, and one that's been debated for ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, ...

Scientists have long believed that longevity is shaped by lifestyle choices; however, a new study reveals that genes may play a larger role in determining how long people live.

A groundbreaking study suggests that our genes may play a much larger role in our expiration date than we ever imagined.

About 55% of the human lifespan is heritable, meaning that more than half of the observed variation in longevity across a ...

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us tremendous perspective on how wildly symptoms and outcomes can vary between patients ...

Despite decades of research, scientists struggle to understand the mental health implications of DNA. Researchers were able ...

A team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Duncan NRI) at Texas ...