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Three generations. 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 disabilities. Credit: © highwaystarz / Fotolia

Results show a 25% increased likelihood of living longer and healthier if mom lived to age 90 and a 38% increase if both parents did. The study, published in Age and Ageing, found women whose mothers lived into their ninth decade enjoyed 25% increased likelihood of also doing so without suffering from serious or chronic illness, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, hip fractures or other debilitating disabilities.

“Achieving healthy aging has become a critical public he...