Scientists reveal the oldest possible age a human could live to be

Could doubling your lifespan become a reality? (Picture: Shutterstock / Kiselev Andrey Valerevich) There are few certainties in life, but one thing is for sure — at some point it will come to an end. Data from the Office for National Statistics puts the average life expectancy for men in the UK at 79.9 years and 83.0 for women, but scientists looking into the human lifespan reckon we could last for a lot longer than that. In fact, according to new research from one group of experts, the ultimate limit of the human lifespan is an astonishing 190 years old. Fancy living that long? It wouldn’t be without its downsides. Having to decide what to make for dinner every night for nearly two centuries could get tedious. Research suggests it’s one specific aspect of ageing which ultimately causes ou