Tag: Centenarians

Researchers are keeping a bank of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) derived from centenarians and their descendants. They describe the purpose of this bank and its uses in Aging Cell. A category of their own Centenarians don't merely live for a hundred years; they spend more time in good health (healthspan) than other people. This...

The authors of a recent review investigated what is known about gut microbiota in centenarians and how gut microbes can help people achieve extreme longevity [1]. What makes centenarians special? One way of investigating what gives people longevity and health in older ages is to study people who have achieved it, especially those who have...

A team of researchers has reported in Aging Cell that longer-lived Chinese women have less epigenetic noise in crucial areas of the genome. Order and disorder Why We Age: Epigenetic AlterationsEpigenetic alterations are age-related changes in gene expression that harm the fundamental functions of cells and increase the risk of cancer and other age-related diseases....

A recent study's authors investigated whether biomarkers measured earlier in life can predict if someone will live to their 100th birthday [1]. 35-year-long centenarian study Previous research has found that people who become centenarians have fewer disabilities, comorbidities, and hospitalizations earlier in life. They are also characterized by better cognitive functions than people who will...

Research published today in Nature Aging has illustrated how the gut microbiomes of the longest-lived people are more likely to have bacterial populations associated with youth. A known difference This is far from the first study showing a connection between a healthy, youthful microbiome and enhanced longevity. In most people, the gut microbiome gradually transitions...

In a study published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, a team of researchers known for their studies on long-lived individuals has discovered four new genetic loci that partially explain extreme longevity [1]. Genetics can be friend or foe Centenarians are people who have lived for at least a century. Not only do these genetically...