+Numbers | May 4, 2012

5.6 years

Additional years of life gained by women who jogged regularly, compared with women who didn’t, according to a Danish study. Male joggers lived 6.2 years longer than men who didn’t jog. Over the 35-year study, joggers had a 44% lower risk of death than non-joggers. For maximum benefits to lifespan, the study recommends jogging for [...]

+Longevity | December 28, 2011

Life Expectancy: Another Way New Yorkers Are Better

By Alice Park
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New Yorkers aren’t exactly known for their zen, health-promoting lifestyles, but new data show that life expectancy for city residents now surpasses the rest of the U.S. How did that happen?

+Longevity | December 21, 2011

Study: Injecting Young Blood Rejuvenates Old Brains

By Maia Szalavitz
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It sounds like something out of a vampire tale, but introducing young blood to old brains triggers the growth of new brain cells, at least in mice, researchers reported last fall.

+Longevity | December 7, 2011

Why American Presidents (and Some Oscar Winners) Live Longer

By Maia Szalavitz
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American presidents seem to age before our eyes. But the common belief that high-office stress grays our leaders faster than usual — possibly even hastening death — may be a myth, new research finds. In fact, the majority of American presidents have lived longer than typical men of their times.

+Food & Drink | November 1, 2011

How a Compound in Red Wine Does the Body Good

By Alice Park
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You may be less interested to learn why red wine is good for you than to simply know that it is. But if you’re curious, researchers have now completed the most comprehensive study to date on the health effects of an ingredient in red wine. And the news is good.

+Aging | September 22, 2011

Too Good To Be True? Anti-Aging Proteins Not So Potent After All

By Alice Park
Siqui Sanchez

New research suggests that the promising longevity gene may not lead to longer lives after all.

+Nutrition | August 23, 2011

Eat Well, Move Often, Don’t Smoke, Drink a Little — and Live Long

By Meredith Melnick
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Unless you’ve been blessed with certain longevity genes, research suggests that living clean may be your key to living long. A new analysis from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that people who prioritized healthy habits were more likely to outlive those who didn’t.

+Marriage | August 22, 2011

How a Happy Marriage May Be Good for Your Heart

By Meredith Melnick
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As we learned earlier today, marriage may make you fat, but a happy union may also help you live longer, according to a new study of heart patients. Patients who were married when they underwent coronary artery bypass surgery were more than twice as likely to survive for 15 years, compared with unmarried patients, and [...]

+Podcast | August 19, 2011

The Healthland Podcast: How Exercise and TV Affect Life Expectancy. Also: The Divorce Stigma

By John Cloud, Susanna Schrobsdorff and Sora Song
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This week we debate exercise—can just 15 min. a day really help? Also, we discuss whether watching TV can shorten your life and the persistent stigma against divorce. Click the play button below to listen immediately or click here to subscribe for free on iTunes.

+Longevity | August 17, 2011

Want to Live Longer? Turn Off Your TV

By Alice Park
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Sitting in front of the television may be a relaxing way to pass an evening, but spending too much time in front of the tube may take years off your life.