News tagged with centenarian offspring
Researchers identify personality traits
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine's (BUSM) New England Centenarian Study have noted specific personality traits associated with healthy aging and longevity amongst the children of centenarians. The work ...
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Apr 03, 2009 |
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'Ageless' animals give scientists clues on how to overcome the aging process
Ornithologist Ian Nisbet loves to share two photos of himself with his beloved terns.
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Mar 01, 2011 |
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Longevity tied to genes that preserve tips of chromosomes
A team led by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University has found a clear link between living to 100 and inheriting a hyperactive version of an enzyme that rebuilds telomeres - the tip ends ...
Nov 11, 2009 |
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Humanin peptide linked to neuronal cell survival and regulation of glucose metabolism
Recent studies have shown that the mitochondrial peptide Humanin (HN) protects against neuronal cell death such as happens in Alzheimer's disease. Now, in a study presented April 22 at Experimental Biology 2009 in New Orleans, ...
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Children of centenarians live longer, have lower risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes
A recent study appearing in the November issue of Journal of American Geriatrics Society revealed that centenarian offspring (children of parents who lived to be at least 97 years old) retain important cardiovascular advant ...
Nov 20, 2008 |
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Offspring whose parents have long lives appear to have lower heart risks in middle age
Individuals with one or more parents who survive to age 85 or older may have fewer risk factors for heart disease in middle age, according to a report in the March 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Mar 13, 2007 |
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