Cancer is still the most common cause of death for men in the US ages 60 to 79 and women ages 40 to 79. For all adults ...

Researchers are now suggesting that male and female lifespans continue to increase linearly, and have not yet hit a hard limit. Previous studies argued that human life expectancy is increasing by less ...

As I have noted in a recent blog post, life expectancies at older ages have increased notably in the US over the past several decades, providing justification for raising formal retirement ages in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The mean healthspan-lifespan gap among WHO member states rose from 8.5 to 9.6 years from 2000 to 2019. The gap ...

A new combination of drugs could help delay the advancement of a deadly form of prostate cancer in those with an advanced form of the disease, new research has found. The “striking” findings showed an ...

Life expectancy is improving, but the financial services industry remains "remarkably unprepared" for retirees living longer, according to a new white paper from Dunham & Associates Investment Counsel ...

Here's what you will learn when you read this story: Researchers found that the gains in average life expectancy during the last century are unlikely to continue. The reasons for that increase were a ...

Gurven is distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of California-Santa Barbara and the author of “Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer.” We’re living in the age of the ...

Two new studies have found that small improvements in day-to-day life can have substantial impacts on life expectancy.