New study into ‘heritability’ shows that 50% of the variation in human lifespan could be down to genetics Some people who live to a great age put it down to an evening tot of whisky, others to staying ...

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 ...

An analysis of twin cohort data suggests that human life span is far more heritable than previously believed. The findings of the analysis show that once deaths from external factors, such as ...

New Delhi: Genetics may explain about half of a person's lifespan, a study has suggested, pointing to a far more significant role of genetics than earlier research indicated. The findings, published ...

Genetics may explain about half of a person's lifespan, a study has suggested, pointing to a far more significant role of genetics than earlier research indicated. The findings, published in the ...

Molecular and cellular biologists at the Weizmann Institute of Science, a world-renowned multidisciplinary research center in Israel, have created a mathematical model to estimate the extent to which ...

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 decades. For years, the answer seemed settled—genes account for about 20–25% ...

Karin Modig receives funding from Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare and from Karolinska Institutets research funds. How much do your genes determine how long you’ll live?

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. New twin‑study analyses indicate that once deaths from accidents and infections are ...

Bradley Elliott receives funding from the Physiological Society, the British Society for Research on Ageing, the Altitude Centre, and private philanthropic individuals, and has consulted for industry ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Many factors influence how long you live, such as diet, exercise, smoking, drinking, environment and other variables. It also helps not to get hit by a dump truck. But ...

Around 50% of a person's lifespan is determined by genetics, a new study suggests, more than doubling previous estimates of the heritability of longevity. The new research, published Jan. 29 in the ...