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.

What makes every person unique? Part of the answer is in our genes. A gene is a basic unit of heredity, the means by which traits get passed from one generation to the next, and genetics is the study ...

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 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 Thursday in the journal Science ...