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  1. RE: flipboard.com/@naturenewsteam/

    #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 2026

    Reference:
    M. V. de Castro et al. (2026)
    doi.org/10.61373/gp026v.0009

  2. 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

    eldritch.cafe/@SallyStrange/11.

  3. 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