Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also ...

Expectant parents at the Jessop Wing in Sheffield are invited to take part in the Generation Study.

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.

What determines how long we live—and to what extent is our lifespan shaped by our genes? Surprisingly, for decades, scientists believed that the heritability of human lifespan was relatively low ...

How big of a role do our genes play in our lifespan? Quite a bit more than previously thought, a new study suggests.

A genetic breakthrough reveals why mental health conditions often occur together. New research identifies five disorder ...

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.

The findings shed new light on human reproduction and suggest pathways for developing treatments to lower the risk of ...

Genetic ancestry plays a key role in determining the behavior of head and neck tumors and may help explain why African-American patients survive for half as long as their counterparts of European ...

A new study found that your genes can determine the impact of thiamine on your gut. Foods like black beans, pork and cereal ...

The National Institutes of Health failed to protect brain scans that an international group of fringe researchers used to ...