Scientists say that 55 percent of differences in human lifespan are due to genetic makeup, much more than previously believed ...

(Andrey Sayfutdinov/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A worrying health pattern for some of the Gen X and Millennial crowd has been ...

New health data released last week showed that life expectancy rates for American Indian and Alaska Natives increased by 4.5 years, the largest increase among racial and ethnic groups,according to a ...

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 ...

Average life expectancy went down slightly compared to the previous study released in 2017.