Global Update: Longevity: Habits May Extend Life Only So Much

Monday, August 8, 2011 - 17:20 in Health & Medicine

A study suggests that people with the genes for longevity live past age 95 with habits no different from most others, but that the average person would probably have to follow a healthy lifestyle to live comfortably past 80.

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