Humans may have already reached peak life span, new research suggests. Researchers found that since 1990, the average lifespan has only risen 6.5 years. Experts explain the findings. While the human ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Humans may have already reached peak life span, new research suggests. Researchers found that since 1990, ...

When it comes to life expectancy in high-income English-speaking countries, a new study has found that America has sat in last place since 2001. Despite its plethora of deadly animals, Australia ...

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 ...

Despite all the recent hype from anti-aging evangelists and companies touting ways to extend life, human life expectancy is actually slowing down after accelerating in the previous century. In a paper ...

The life expectancy of someone with an ileostomy depends on the underlying illness they have. An ileostomy does not reduce an individual’s life expectancy. Doctors perform this procedure to bypass ...

America has the lowest life expectancy of all English-speaking countries, new research has found. However, this varies significantly across the nation, with some states seeing much lower life ...

Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is not one disease, but a cluster of related conditions. At their core, they stem from a disorder that develops when normal proteins produced by the liver suddenly ...

People with HHT have a near-typical life expectancy as long as they follow their treatment plan and undergo regular screening for complications. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is a rare ...

An archived Reddit post on the forum "r/OutOfTheLoop" posited that hot dogs can reduce a person's life expectancy by 30 minutes each time they're eaten. The redditor reported seeing many articles ...

While the human life span has increased markedly since the 19th century, new research shows that despite recent advancements in medicine, we may have reached our longevity peak—and most of today’s ...