Can you live long if your relatives were long-lived - scientists

Scientists have found that children of long-lived individuals have a significantly lower risk of death, cardiovascular disease, and hypertension, as well as a later onset of these diseases. A study covering more than 2,300 descendants of long-lived individuals showed a 32% reduction in the likelihood of hypertension, a 33% reduction in cardiovascular disease, and a 42% reduction in death. No significant reduction in cancer risk was found.

Scientists have determined how high a person's chances are of living to 100 if there were long-lived individuals in their family. A study published on the Science Alert portal showed that children of long-lived individuals are less likely to die and suffer from cardiovascular disease and hypertension. An analysis of three groups involving more than 2,300 descendants of long-lived individuals and over 1,700 people from a control group showed: the probability of hypertension is 32% lower, cardiovascular disease is 33% lower, and death is 42% lower. Diseases in descendants of long-lived individuals began later: hypertension by about five years, death occurred on average three years later. Researchers did not find a significant reduction in cancer risk, but suggest that children of long-lived individuals may have increased resistance to cancer—the risk of death from cancer may be lower. Co-author Sophia Milman from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine noted that scientists sought to find out whether the robust health of long-lived individuals is passed on to their children. Researchers suggest that a genetic connection to long-lived individuals can reduce the impact of external factors on health.