Last month, a new research study published by a University of Wisconsin assistant professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs Héctor Pifarreé i Arolas concluded that the average life ...

Global disease burden is shifting toward aging-related conditions as people live longer, with these diseases now representing ...

Even as seniors are living longer, their overall health in old age appears to be improving and they are living relatively ...

Jonathan Wosen is STAT’s West Coast biotech & life sciences reporter. You can reach Jonathan on Signal at jwosen.27. Over the past 150 years, humanity has unleashed unimaginable energy by splitting ...

The U.S. mortality rate reached a record low in 2025. But it lags behind peers due to persistent issues like chronic disease, gun violence and unequal healthcare access.

For most of the 20th century, human life expectancy skyrocketed. Advancements in hygiene science, a wide variety of medical innovations and discoveries, and, frankly, not living in the wilderness ...

A major new study has determined which countries around the world have the longest life expectancy. Researchers from the University of Southern California and Pennsylvania State University in the US ...

Longevity isn’t just a matter of genetics or luck. It’s shaped by decades of policy choices, diet, healthcare investment, and ...

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Dysautonomia describes a group of conditions affecting your autonomic nervous system. This system controls automatic functions of the nervous system, like breathing and heartbeat. Certain changes in ...

Taiwan\'s average life expectancy was 81.27 last year, up from 80.77 a year earlier, with Taipei recording the longest ...