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Zebrafish study could have implications for human fertilisation technology.
The U.S. is getting older, more suburban and less fertile.
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Older. More suburban. Less fertile. More diverse. This year, Americans grappled with some major shifts in the demographic landscape.
While women in sub-Saharan Africa live longer than men, many of these extra years are lived in poor health.
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Data suggest that people are living many years in poor health in Africa.
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Long read: How nature is fighting our attempts to use biohacking to live forever.
Former prime minister Paul Keating is promoting Super Mark II. It would take an extra 2-3% of salaries.
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Former prime minister Paul Keating wants to divert an extra 2-3% of our salaries to 'longevity insurance'. It's what the pension was meant to be for.
Babies born 10 miles apart could represent a life expectancy difference of almost 33 years.
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A person in the US can expect to live an average of 78.8 years. But that number can change by decades depending on the community they come from.
The pension age will climb to 67 and then climb no further, for now.
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The pension age won't climb to 70 after all. What was it all about?
Armed with a lifetime of skills.
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An ageing population doesn't have to be an economic burden.
Chess players live up to 14 years longer than the general population.
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Deaths of chess players led to alarm the game could cause fatal stress. Some researchers have tested that theory.
Deaths from opioid, suicide and other public health threats could have been avoided.
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Life expectancy has fallen for the second time in two years. That's not supposed to happen in a rich country like the US.
One secret to a longer life is being part of a social group that also engages in healthy habits.
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More and more people are living to 100, but in some regions of the world there's more of them – what does this tell us?
Gendered risks challenge the idea that women will always be acting autonomously.
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There are several 'gendered risks' in assisted suicide that challenge the idea that women will always be acting autonomously.
The monkey on the left was given a diet with fewer calories while the monkey on the right was allowed to eat as much as it liked.
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A new study claims to settle the dispute.
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There are plenty of studies, but drawing conclusions from them is not that straightforward.
A Finnish family, pictured around the late 19th century.
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Study investigates whether a decrease in serious childhood disease could be extending human lifespan.
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What are the oldest living animals on the planet?
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Britain's longest-reigning monarch has seen a big rise in life expectancy since her birth in 1926.
Never too old.
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You can't do much about the genes you're dealt, but the BELFAST study of nonagenarians shows that you can live a long and healthy life if you play your cards well.
Is there an old lady behind every happy couple?
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Prehistoric grandmothers helping out with the kids may have led to a surplus of older men competing for a comparatively small number of young, fertile women. Could this have created long-term couples?