New research challenges the view that human life span depends mostly on lifestyle. Genes may account for half the factors ...

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

New study in Science suggests genetics might account for 50-55% of human lifespan, a significant shift from previous beliefs.

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 ...

Is Obesity Genetic or Environmental? Get All the Details This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Key ...

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 ...

In the plant world, when two different species mate, their offspring often don't survive. The reason lies in their DNA: incompatible genes often mix in their offspring, triggering a fatal breakdown ...

A new analysis suggests that genes play a much larger role in human longevity than previously believed. But lifestyle factors ...

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

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

Scientists have uncovered a surprising genetic shift that may explain how animals with backbones—from fish and frogs to ...