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Genetics Account For Over 50% Of Human Life Span, Finds New Study
Earlier studies have estimated that life span may be 15-33 per cent heritable across varied populations, with a typical range of 20-25 per cent.
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"Remarkable...": UN Hails India Life Expectancy, Per Capita Income Rise
In 2022, average life expectancy in India increased to 67.7 years and gross national income (GNI, per capita) has increased to $6951, a United Nations report has said.
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Study Reveals How Much Climate Change May Reduce Life Expectancy
Climate change may reduce the average human lifespan, according to a study which found that women and individuals in developing nations are disproportionately affected.
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World's Second Oldest Woman Aged 116 Dies After Eating Her Favourite Meal
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
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How Long Can A Human Live? Debate Reignited After Oldest Person Dies
The death of the world's oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate that has divided scientists for centuries: is there a limit on how long a healthy human can live?
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Scientists in Israel Have Found a Way to Extend Life Expectancy by 23 Percent
Scientists in Israel experimented on 250 mice, and boosted life expectancy by 23 percent. The male mice in the experiment had their life expectancy boosted by as much as 30 percent. And the scientists say this could be applied to humans as well.
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NASA Completes Major Test on Rocket That Could Take Humans Back to Moon
NASA on Thursday carried out a successful test of engines on a Boeing-built rocket for Artemis missions that aim to return US astronauts to the moon. NASA plans to place the first woman on the Moon by 2024.
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Air Pollution Cuts Global Life Expectancy By Nearly 2 Years, Data Shows
Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health".
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Here's What Will Determine Your Life Expectancy
Looking at 400 million people born between 1800 and 1920, whose information had been collected from public family trees in Ancestry.com, investigator Graham Ruby found that only about 10 percent of human longevity is inherited.
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Air Pollution Is Slowly Reducing Years From Your Life: Here's How
Air pollution and life expectancy: A recent study stated that air pollution can reduce life expectancy in humans, depending on where a person lives and what are the levels of pollution in that place.
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Genetics Account For Over 50% Of Human Life Span, Finds New Study
Earlier studies have estimated that life span may be 15-33 per cent heritable across varied populations, with a typical range of 20-25 per cent.
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"Remarkable...": UN Hails India Life Expectancy, Per Capita Income Rise
In 2022, average life expectancy in India increased to 67.7 years and gross national income (GNI, per capita) has increased to $6951, a United Nations report has said.
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Study Reveals How Much Climate Change May Reduce Life Expectancy
Climate change may reduce the average human lifespan, according to a study which found that women and individuals in developing nations are disproportionately affected.
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World's Second Oldest Woman Aged 116 Dies After Eating Her Favourite Meal
Japan has one of the world's highest life expectancies and has been home to several people recognised as among the oldest humans to have ever lived.
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How Long Can A Human Live? Debate Reignited After Oldest Person Dies
The death of the world's oldest person at the age of 118 has reignited a debate that has divided scientists for centuries: is there a limit on how long a healthy human can live?
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Scientists in Israel Have Found a Way to Extend Life Expectancy by 23 Percent
Scientists in Israel experimented on 250 mice, and boosted life expectancy by 23 percent. The male mice in the experiment had their life expectancy boosted by as much as 30 percent. And the scientists say this could be applied to humans as well.
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NASA Completes Major Test on Rocket That Could Take Humans Back to Moon
NASA on Thursday carried out a successful test of engines on a Boeing-built rocket for Artemis missions that aim to return US astronauts to the moon. NASA plans to place the first woman on the Moon by 2024.
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Air Pollution Cuts Global Life Expectancy By Nearly 2 Years, Data Shows
Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health".
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Here's What Will Determine Your Life Expectancy
Looking at 400 million people born between 1800 and 1920, whose information had been collected from public family trees in Ancestry.com, investigator Graham Ruby found that only about 10 percent of human longevity is inherited.
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Air Pollution Is Slowly Reducing Years From Your Life: Here's How
Air pollution and life expectancy: A recent study stated that air pollution can reduce life expectancy in humans, depending on where a person lives and what are the levels of pollution in that place.
