Recent findings challenge the long-standing belief in the steady rise of life expectancy in the United States. A significant ...

New data on a widening nine-year life expectancy gap between rich and poor retirees demonstrates the devastating impacts of ...

(CNN) — Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories studied reporting declines in their mortality rates since then. But ...

Human life expectancy has potentially been pushed to the max, new research suggests. The recent increase in people's longevity appears to be slowing down despite new developments in medicine, ...

IT’S HARD NOT to get sucked in when yet another longevity influencer claims that they’ve found the key to adding years to ...

Researchers found that life expectancy growth in wealthy nations has dramatically slowed since 1939. Once driven by major ...

Studies show that in the United States, higher educational attainment accounts for as much as 30 percent of the difference in ...

South Carolina has one of the lowest life expectancies in the United States, reflecting inequalities in health and the ...

People with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) frequently live well into adulthood. Advances in treatment have significantly increased the life expectancy for this condition. The median life expectancy ...

Prader-Willi syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects growth, behavior, and learning. There is no cure for the syndrome, but continual monitoring and treatment may improve a person’s quality of ...

ATLANTA — Humans are living 20 years longer than they were in 1950, according to new research with all 204 countries and territories studied reporting declines in their mortality rates since then. But ...