Research has proved that taller people tend to live longer - and it has been that way for centuries. Scientists previously thought that improvements in health, diet and lifestyle may have played a ...

Gary Barlow's son towers above him, and he's not the only celebrity child to have grown a good few feet taller than his ...

The first theory says taller people have more cells. It says cancer is due to the accumulation of damage to genes that mostly ...

Taller people are at more risk of getting cancer, a new study looking at over a million people claims. Past reports have reached the same conclusion, but should lofty people be alarmed ...

The average height of people in the UK rose by 3.9in (10cm) during the last century The puzzle of why humans are growing taller and reaching puberty earlier than ever before can be explained by a ...

QUESTION: Are extra-tall people just prone to more injuries and broken bones? Can you grow so tall that you outgrow the ...

Here’s a timely question from a longtime reader — and Oklahoma City Thunder fan: I read about a few recent National Basketball Association player injuries and wondered: Are extra-tall people ...