Sleep has long been associated with overall health and wellbeing. Recent findings, however, suggest that sleep is more ...

Genes and chance are a big part of living to 100, but lifestyle factors can play a role.freemixer/Getty Images There's a lot that a healthy lifestyle can do for your longevity. But in old age, a big ...

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 ...

Sleep isn’t just about feeling rested—it may be one of the strongest predictors of how long you live. Researchers analyzing ...

The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the planet's greatest driver of year-to-year climate swings, shapes temperature, ...

Hawaii, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. were among the areas with the highest life expectancy rates in the U.S. Researchers collected data using life expectancy patterns based on birth groups from ...

Walking for a certain number of minutes at a brisk pace may extend your lifespan, according to one study. Scientists estimate ...

A new study finds that combining tiny improvements in diet, sleep, and exercise may extend both lifespan and health span — and the biggest payoff comes when all three work together.

“In 2023, females had a life expectancy of 84 years at birth and a HALE of 67.7 years. In comparison, males had a life ...