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

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

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

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.

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

In the ongoing effort to determine just how much of who we are is preordained by our genetic code, heritability, a statistical measurement of how much variation in a trait can be attributed to genetic ...

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A protective APOE gene variant is enriched in Super Agers—people over 80 who think like 50‑year‑olds—cutting Alzheimer’s risk ...

Mendel’s monastery garden experiments went largely unnoticed during his life, but their implications would ripple through ...

The tool helps scientists understand how single-letter mutations and distant DNA regions influence gene activity, shaping ...

A viral infection can trigger a neurological disease similar to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in mice with a specific ...