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Ancient European ancestry linked to living past 100

Ancient European ancestry linked to living past 100

ScienceAlert - 19-Dec-2025

DNA from Ice Age hunter-gatherers may raise the chances of reaching extreme old age

Living longer, healthier: the science of aging gracefully

Living longer, healthier: the science of aging gracefully

The Times - 31-Oct-2025

Centenarians delay disease ~30 years, showing aging can be slowed and health extended

Study of 117-year-old reveals clues to healthy ageing

Study of 117-year-old reveals clues to healthy ageing

The Guardian - 24-Sep-2025

Maria Branyas’s biology shows how genetics and lifestyle protect against age-related disease

Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000 in record-breaking milestone

Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000 in record-breaking milestone

BBC - 12-Sep-2025

Healthy diets, active lifestyles, and public health drive Japan’s world-leading longevity

Centenarians’ gut microbes produce mesaconic acid, a compound that may slow ageing

Centenarians’ gut microbes produce mesaconic acid, a compound that may slow ageing

Live Forever Club - 03-Sep-2025

This discovery suggests gut microbes may play a major role in healthy ageing

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16th Supercentenarian International Seminar

09-Apr-2026

Seminar organised by INED validating extreme-age records, mortality patterns, and geographical aspects of exceptional longevity (Aubervilliers, France)

Age Later: Health Span, Life Span, and the New Science of Longevity

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Secrets of the Healthiest, Sharpest Centenarians - by Nir Barzilai

LongeviQuest (LQ)

Longevity company which unites researchers from all over the world to track the longest-lived people

The Longevity Pub Quiz Sandwich

14-May-2024

Pub quiz about ageing and longevity organised by University of Westminster (London, UK)

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