Centenarians – unlocking the secrets of living to 100

Clinical Trials Arena December 6, 2024
Strategic Intelligence

Insights from studies of centenarians are shedding light on how to live longer, healthier lives.

The concept of extremely long life, popularised in films like Highlander, may seem like pure fiction, however; researchers are actively studying centenarians (people who have lived to 100) to uncover the biological and environmental factors that contribute to their exceptional longevity.

Centenarians present a unique opportunity for researchers to explore longevity, as they demonstrate an impressive resilience to illness and injury, according to George Murphy, a stem-cell biologist at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. Murphy recounts the remarkable case of a centenarian who not only survived the 1912 Spanish flu but also recovered from Covid-19 twice. One prevailing theory suggests that...

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