Human Life Expectancy Has Likely Maxed Out

Scientists say that while medicine has increased the number of years we live, it may be reaching a point of diminishing returns.

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Increases in human life expectancy, which nearly doubled over the past century, may be slowing, according to a new study.

While advances in medicine, diet, and public health have helped people live longer, the researchers found that a time when most people will live beyond 100 may be further off than many experts had hoped.