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Case Report: endoscopic microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia in a centenarian: a landmark case with 5-year follow-up [PDF]
Frontiers in SurgeryBackgroundEndoscopic Microvascular Decompression (E-MVD) is a well-established effective treatment option for trigeminal neuralgia (TN). However, its application in ultra-elderly patients, particularly centenarians, has never been documented.Case ...
Deng Yao
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The ‘Health Collapse Spiral’: A 35‐Month Longitudinal Case Study of Physiological Reserve Depletion in a Centenarian Following COVID‐19 [PDF]
Clinical Case ReportsThis 35‐month case report documents irreversible physiological reserve depletion in a centenarian multimorbid man after COVID‐19. Prior to infection, he maintained precarious homeostasis for 17 years despite severe frailty (CFS 7), with stable CKD stage ...
Shan Xu +5 more
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Adherence to various dietary quality indices of centenarian offspring in the New England Centenarian Study [PDF]
The Journal of Nutrition, Health and AgingBackground: Many centenarian offspring (CO) show survival and health advantages compared to population controls, yet little is known about their dietary patterns. The New England Centenarian Study (NECS) offers an opportunity to characterize diet quality
Erfei Zhao +10 more
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Edentulousness and the Likelihood of Becoming a Centenarian: Longitudinal Observational Study [PDF]
JMIR AgingBackgroundIn recent decades, the global life expectancy has risen notably to approximately 73.5 years worldwide, coinciding with a rapid growth in the older adult population, which presents a significant public health challenge in promoting healthy aging
Xindi Wei +6 more
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Nutrition and longevity – diet in centenarians [PDF]
Journal of Translational MedicineBackground Nutrition plays a central role in the biological mechanisms that shape aging, health span, and longevity. Micronutrients—including vitamins, trace elements, and polyphenols—support genomic stability, mitochondrial integrity, and antioxidant ...
Evelyn Frias-Toral +10 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021 In the current study, we aimed to determine the association of single nucleotide polymorphism rs189037 in ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene with cardiac structure and human longevity. Based on the China Hainan Centenarian Cohort Study performed in
Shihui Fu +10 more
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A case of successful thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair in a 106-year-old female
Indian Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2021 As the population ages, the average age of patients is expected to rise. Here, we describe a successful case of thoracic endovascular aneurysm repair (TEVAR) performed in a 106-year-old female.
Kanako Kobayashi +3 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 BackgroundDespite research efforts in this field for more than a century, the relationship between female fertility and longevity is unclear. This study was designed to investigate this relationship in Chinese oldest-old population.MethodsThe China ...
Qiao Zhu +6 more
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Journal of Translational Medicine, 2021 Objective The number of older people is estimated to increase from 524 million in 2010 to 1.5 billion in 2050. The factors and models of human longevity and successful aging are questions that have intrigued individuals for thousands of years.
Shihui Fu +6 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 BackgroundCurrently, longitudinal studies on frailty are in an early stage, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. Only one study was conducted in Hong Kong to examine age-period-cohort effects on the prevalence of frailty among Chinese older ...
Siying Li +5 more
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