Study says U.S. men die nearly six years before women

Nov 15, 2023, at 10:25 pm

We’ve known for more than a century that women outlive men. But new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and UC San Francisco shows that, at least in the United States, the gap has been widening for more than a decade.

Life expectancy gains are slowing in both rich and poor countries

Feb 03, 2018, at 11:18 pm

New York, Feb 3 (IBNS): Increases in human life expectancy have slowed dramatically across the world since 1950, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. 

No detectable limit to how long people can live, says study

Jul 02, 2017, at 02:41 am

Toronto, July 1 (IBNS): Emma Morano passed away last April. At 117 years old, the Italian woman was the oldest known living human being.