Author: Karin Modig, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet

buritora/Shutterstock.com How much do your genes determine how long you’ll live? It’s a question that fascinates us, and one that’s been debated for decades. For years, the answer seemed settled – genes account for about 20–25% of the variation in human lifespan, with the rest down to lifestyle and environment. But a new study published […]

Humans may be living longer on average these days, but, even so, only a fraction of us will live to see our 100th birthday. Yet the reasons why only a select few will become centenarians still remains a mystery to scientists. But the latest work published by myself and my colleagues has just uncovered one […]