Tips for a Long Life

5 healthy diets each add years to your life, even if your genes work against you

A study of more than 100,000 adults finds five well-known eating patterns each buy real extra years.

More than 100,000 people in Japan are over 100 – three traditions may help explain why

Researchers believe that both living conditions in Japan and certain Japanese customs may help explain the trend.

Diet with regular exercise may cut your death risk after 65

A new study of 6,468 older adults links the combination to a 27 percent lower mortality risk.

Physical abilities linked to a longer life after 65

A study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that a number of simple physical tests may provide insight...

Could your birth month affect how long you live? Here is what the data shows

Five large studies keep finding the same pattern between birth month and adult lifespan.

5 healthy diets each add years to your life, even if your genes work against you

A study of more than 100,000 adults finds five well-known eating patterns each buy real extra years.

More than 100,000 people in Japan are over 100 – three traditions may help explain why

Researchers believe that both living conditions in Japan and certain Japanese customs may help explain the trend.

Diet with regular exercise may cut your death risk after 65

A new study of 6,468 older adults links the combination to a 27 percent lower mortality risk.

Physical abilities linked to a longer life after 65

A study published in JAMA Network Open suggests that a number of simple physical tests may provide insight...

Regular sauna use may protect your heart about as well as moderate exercise

A Finnish study links frequent sauna sessions to sharply lower cardiac death risk.

Your balance can predict your risk of an early death

Simple physical tests predict the future for the elderly.

Reboiling water twice: Here is what actually happens in your kettle

New research quantifies what each extra boil does to your water.

How strong your grip is may predict how long you live, more than your weight does

A simple squeeze test has outperformed blood pressure at predicting who dies from heart disease.

How fast you walk may say more about your health than your weight does

Faster walkers outlived slower ones by years in UK Biobank data, at any weight.

Stop at 80 percent full: The Okinawan eating habit backed by aging research

A centuries-old Okinawan habit is now backed by clinical research on aging.