The Developmental Psychology Research Group at the University of Helsinki focuses on many aspects of human development throughout the life span, ranging from fetal programming and maternal health and ...

We are, collectively speaking, living longer than ever before. Life expectancy in the US shot up at a rate of about three years per decade in the last century: from roughly age 47 in 1900 to age ...

There is no doubt that smoking can have serious consequences for a person's health, but just how much effect can it have on your life expectancy? We take a look at some stats... Researchers at ...

Humans may have already reached peak life span, new research suggests. Researchers found that since 1990, the average ...

Methuselah (Mth) is a G protein–coupled receptor (GPCR) involved in aging. Drosophila melanogaster mth mutants have an extension of life span and increased resistance to stress 1.The development ...