Lifespan

AI predicts your lifespan using activity tracking apps

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Russian scientists have crafted an AI-based algorithm that uses the activity tracking from smartphones and smartwatches to estimate your lifespan with far greater precision than past models. Researchers can estimate your expected lifespan based on physiological traits like your genes or your circulating blood factor, but that’s not very practical on a grand scale. There may be … Read more

Birds With Older Father Die Sooner Than Those With Young Dad, Chromosome Changes May Be To Blame

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There may be a biological association between father’s age and offspring’s lifespan. The chromosomes of finches born from older fathers have traits associated with a shorter life expectancy than the finches conceived by younger dads, revealed a new study published online in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B . The findings may help researchers … Read more