Women Whose Moms Reach 90 More Likely to Also Have Long, Healthy Life

Women whose mothers live to at least 90 years old are also more likely to reach 90, free of serious diseases and disabilities, according to a new study published in the journal Age and Ageing.

The researchers discovered that women whose mothers lived into their ninth decade enjoyed 25 percent increased likelihood of also doing so without suffering from serious or chronic illness, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, hip fractures or other debilitating...

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