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Centenarians News

World's oldest man credits longevity to pure luck

The Guardian - 05-Apr-2024

John is right that supercentenarians tend to have a long life irrespective of their lifestyle

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Juan Vicente Perez, the world's oldest man, dies at 114 in Venezuela

Sky News - 04-Apr-2024

The supercentenarian leaves behind a legacy of hard work, family, and faith

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Largest centenarian blood study identifies key factors for long life

Independent - 10-Oct-2023

Lower levels of glucose, creatinine, and uric acid linked to increased longevity

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Gut Microbiome: The Secret to Longevity in Centenarians

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 06-Apr-2023

A youthful gut microbiome may contribute to enhanced longevity and overall health in people living past 100

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Pandemic made Britons less optimistic towards living to a 100 years as compared to those in 2019

Ipsos - 14-Nov-2022

We need much more public education that living longer, healthier lives is just round the corner

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Kane Tanaka, world's oldest person from Japan celebrates her 119th birthday

Metro - 03-Jan-2022

This supercentenarian is already aiming to live to 120 years

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Polygenic risk of age related diseases effect on human lifespan

GenomeWeb - 14-Sep-2021

Rare variants in non-coding RNAs are connected to various neurological disorders

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Unique gut bacteria linked to healthy ageing in centenarians

Live Science - 30-Jul-2021

Fuels bile acids to prevent infections, but more research is needed to confirm its impact on longevity

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Geography affects gut microbiome in healthspan and longevity

Fight Aging! - 07-Jun-2021

One treatment does not fit all - diversified gut microbiota needs customizable medicine

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Centenarians report exceptional cognitive performance

Alzforum - 02-Feb-2021

Despite age-related risk factors, super-agers had only a slight decrease in memory

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118 year old World's Oldest Person aims to live till 120

Japan Times - 02-Jan-2021

I wouldn’t suggest drinking Coke as part of your longevity diet!

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Here are some longevity tips from Japan's 105 year old expert

CNBC - 26-Aug-2020

Dr. Hinohara gives life advice on how to live longer, happier and healthier

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World's oldest man dies aged 116 - RIP Fredie Blom

BBC - 22-Aug-2020

A great example of compressed morbidity - Fredie was still active 2 weeks before his death

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Gut microbiome of centenarians changes a few months before death

Fight Aging! - 11-Aug-2020

Causation vs correlation to be confirmed - but death affects ALL cells in the body, not just YOUR cells

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Genes of the oldest humans alive hold the key to human longevity

Singularity Hub - 10-Aug-2020

This time, focusing on the narrow population, the centenarians, would give us answers

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World's oldest man passes on his crown

BBC - 28-May-2020

Bob Weighton exhibited many life extending qualities such as keeping interested, socialising and laughing

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Is it really possible to train for that 100-year milestone?

BBC - 22-May-2020

New concept of 'Centenarian Olympics' allows humans to die young at an old age

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What's unique in the brain functional connectivity of centenarians?

Medical Xpress - 05-May-2020

World-first research reveals how their brain adapts to ageing changes, still perform well

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Stem cells from a 110-year-old women open doors to aging research

Phys.org - 20-Mar-2020

Scientists created stem cells from supercentenarian for the first time, calling it "super sauce"

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Could immune cells be the secret to extreme longevity?

Live Science - 15-Nov-2019

Unusually high concentrations of T helper cells found in supercentenarians bloodstream

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