Cultivating Kindness Through Meditation Can Slow the Aging Process, According to New Research
Kindness is its own good—but it can also bring health benefits.
Longevity
Having a Sense of Purpose Helps You Live Longer
New research shows lower mortality rates for people who feel their life has meaning.
Holocaust Survivors Live Longer Lives, Israeli Researchers Find
While these survivors suffer more serious illnesses than their peers, they also die at later ages, according to a surprising new study.
Here's a Reason to Smile: Happy People Live Longer
New research finds happier people live longer, on average, while angry ones are more likely to die early.
Is Peer Pressure Shortening Your Life?
New research says that may have been the fate of some of the 19th century’s greatest composers.
Study: Sense of Meaning Lengthens Life
New research finds having a purpose in life appears to be an excellent buffer against mortality risk across one's adult years.
World's Oldest Living Human Found, Not in the Usual Place
Are freak longevity cases more about record-keeping than genetics, diet, or exercise?
Among Men, Holocaust Survivors Live Longer Lives
A study of Polish emigrants to Israel found men who survived the Holocaust lived, on average, six months longer than those who avoided it.
Could Family Longevity Protect Against Dementia?
New research shows that if your parents lived longer lives than those in their peer group your risk of cognitive impairment is reduced.
Obesity — Not Aging — Balloon Health Care Costs
Contrary to popular belief, people who live longer are healthier and have fewer medical bills. Obese people, however, are living longer with health care costs increasing at an alarming rate. So efforts to prolong vitality are not, in themselves, an economic Frankenstein.
Study: Smile Intensity In Photographs Predicts Longevity
Don't laugh: New research on baseball players suggests that the wider your smile, the longer you may live.
Golf of Ages
We look at studies analyzing the longevity of pro golfers' careers, health benefits for amateur players, environmental impact of the greens as well as sexism on the links.