A recent study has shown that the human ancestral DNA plays a crucial role in defining an individual's longevity.

Researchers in Japan have shown that the mitochondrial protein COX7RP extends healthy lifespan in mice by enhancing ...

When it comes to how long someone will live, what matters more: genetics or the way they live their life? Certainly the equation of one’s longevity is a complicated one. Besides genetics and lifestyle ...

When my middle school class read Tuck Everlasting, the novel about a girl who befriends a family who drank from a magical stream and gained eternal life, I was conflicted. The moral of the story was ...

A new breakthrough in a rare genetic disease which causes children to age rapidly has been discovered using 'longevity genes' found in people who live exceptionally long lives—over 100 years old. The ...

Researchers analyzed 333 Italian centenarians and compared their genetic composition to 103 ancient genomes to investigate ...

A small group of volunteers will receive multiple injections of the experimental treatments next month, says Unlimited Bio.

In 2025, researchers revealed the following anti-aging discoveries that may help you live a longer life. A study by ...

A team of Israeli and U.S. scientists has discovered a gene that increases longevity in mammals. The team, led by Dr. Haim Cohen of Bar-Ilan University’s Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life ...

When Dr. Nir Barzilai met 100-year-old Helen Reichert, she was smoking a cigarette. Barzilai, the director of the Institute for Aging Research at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, recalled ...