Ageing

Want to live a long, healthy life? How old is your grandfather?

Health & Medicine

New research out of the Philippines reveals that men who have children at an older age pass along longer telomeres — special protectors on human chromosomes — which are believed to lead to longer, healthier lives. And those longer telomeres survive across generations.

Life Expectancy: The Grandfather Effect

Health & Medicine

Brain Function Could Start Declining ‘As Early As Age 45″²

Environment
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Emerging Science Note/Long Life

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Health Update

‘Never Say Die’: A Motto Americans Live By?

In her new book, “Never Say Die: The Myth and Marketing of the New Old Age,” author Susan Jacoby sets out to debunk the myths that it’s possible to avoid the hardships of old age. Is living longer always better? How do you define successful aging?