We tend to put many of our ailments down to our genetics. But new research suggest much of our diseases come from environmental factors.

Researchers would like to see more study on how stress, the economy and attitudes toward medicine influence the well-being ...

Genetics played a surprisingly minor role in overall longevity. Age and sex explained 47% of the variability in mortality, ...

A new international study ties different factors to diseases to show impact of each on living a healthy life and aging well.

A study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...

In the age-old question of nature vs. nurture, it looks like we might have a winner. In other news: Bioengineers think they have found the key to reversing aging on a cellular level; supplements could ...

Environmental and lifestyle factors play a far greater role than genetics in determining the likelihood of dying young, ...

Ed Wesolowski collapsed at a Duquesne women's basketball game in January. For 90 seconds, he was dead. See the exclusive ...

But deaths have only continued to mount. At least five were recorded in 2024, including a New York City recruit who died of ...

A new study suggests that the benefits of prescribing anticoagulation drugs to certain older people outweigh the potential risks.

A recent study found that less than one in five women get tested for heart disease risk factors after experiencing high blood ...