Scientists suggest that it may not be possible to extend the human life span beyond the ages already attained by the oldest people on record.

Scientists at King’s College London have found that people who have previously suffered from acne are likely to have longer telomeres (the protective repeated nucleotides found at the end of chromosomes) in their white blood cells, meaning their...

Nicotine itself--when given independently from tobacco--could help protect the brain as it ages, and even ward off Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease!

Surprisingly, it doesn't have to do with having a busier life in adulthood.

Benefits of lifelong social support? 

Members of the species don’t hit puberty until the ripe old age of 150 years!

Lower BMI was linked with greater deposits of amyloid plaqes in the brains of older people. 

What drives this social shift?