#supercentenarians — Public Fediverse posts
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#Aging in #humans and the reasons that support high #lifeexpectancies are of general applied interest. Of particular research interest are so-called #supercentenarians in #Brazil. As this population is considered genetically most #diverse due to indigenous, European, and African influences. According to the paper below, the secret to aging in Brazil may lie primarily in a #genetic #predisposition.
© text #StefanFWirth 2026Reference:
M. V. de Castro et al. (2026)
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Los #Ignobel han vuelto a recordarlo, pero la clave de las regiones con muchos supercentenarios apunta al fraude desde hace tiempo. #supercentenarios #supercentenarians
https://resolviendolaincognita.blogspot.com/2019/08/secreto-de-los-supercentenarios.html
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Being a human in this universe is a strange thing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Calment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kane_Tanaka
#longevity
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#centenarians
#ancestry
#genealogy
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Are Supercentenarian Claims Based on Age Exaggeration?
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In Japan, a country noted for its #longevity,
a 2010 investigation found that 238,000 of its centenarian population was likely already dead.Recent estimates have revised down the number of #centenarians by 82%.
Italy, another hotbed of longevity, was discovered to be paying the pensions of 30,000 dead people.
In the US, it was recently found that more than 35% of all #supercentenarians were in fact #Dead
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El neerlandés Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788-1899) con 110 años en 1898, el primer supercentenario verificado. Formó parte del Ejército Imperial Francés de Napoleón y sobrevivió a su esposa, que murió a los 33 años, y a sus 8 hijos. #supercentenarios #supercentenarians #edad #age
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Elizabeth Francis, the oldest person in the United States at 114 years old, calls Houston home.
#HealthScience #Houston #Local #News #AgeRankings #ElizabethFrancis #Gerontology #OldestPersonInAmerica #OldestPersonInTheWorld #Supercentenarians