If you love rich red wines, cheese and bread, get ready to feast. The Sardinian diet is the latest in a new diet trend which is said to lead to a longer life.

Long-term care insurance companies and senior care providers are heartened by a new report that predicts more than half of the babies born today will live to 100 years of age.

Only 7.5 percent of Americans are now in the clear when it comes to heart disease risk factors according to a new study.

Roughly a billion years from now, the ever-increasing radiation from the sun will have heated Earth into inhabitability; the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that serves as food for plant life will disappear, pulled out by the weathering of rocks; the oceans will evaporate; and all living things will disappear.

A variation in the gene FOXO3A has a positive effect on the life expectancy of humans, and is found much more often in people living to 100 and beyond – moreover, this appears to be true worldwide.

Many older adults want to remain active and independent for as long as possible. Seniors want to age in their own homes and avoid moving to institutions or nursing homes.

Scientists in Spain and Italy have identified a group of proteins in laboratory rats that could help explain two enduring medical mysteries why women live longer than men and why calorie restriction stands as the only proven method of extending longevity.

A research on the bone health of one of the oldest persons in the world, who recently died at the age of 114, reveals that there were no genetic modifications which could have contributed to this longevity. The research team, directed by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona professor Adolfo Díez Pérez, pointed out a healthy lifestyle, a Mediterranean diet, a temperate climate and regular physical activity as the reasons for his excellent health.

Mutations in genes governing an important cell-signaling pathway influence human longevity, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found. Their research is described in the March 4 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Recent increases in our longevity could have disturbing implications for the government, pension companies and life insurance industries.

Both humans and mice that manage to live to a ripe, old age show a clear change in their glucose metabolism, but it's unclear whether this change alone can increase lifespan.