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Immunosenescence, aging and successful aging

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
Aging induces a series of immune related changes, which is called immunosenescence, playing important roles in many age-related diseases, especially neurodegenerative diseases, tumors, cardiovascular diseases, autoimmune diseases and coronavirus disease ...
Yunan Wang, Chen Dong, Yudian Han, Zhifeng Gu, Chi Sun   +4 more
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Nutritional Management in a 101-Year-Old Woman with Physical Inactivity and General Weakness: A Case Report

Geriatrics, 2023
Japan has the world’s highest life longevity, and centenarian patients are no longer rare. However, sufficient information related to centenarians is not available. Herein, we report the case of a 101-year-old centenarian woman who recovered from extreme
Ryoko Mineyama, Fumie Tezuka, Nobuko Takagi, Shoichiro Kokabu, Masahiko Okubo   +4 more
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Characteristics of centenarian studies and variables related to longevity: A narrative review

Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics, 2023
Studying centenarians requires a “positive biology” approach, where rather than focusing on disease, the research aims to understand the causes of positive phenotypes and explain biological mechanisms of health and longevity.
Shyh Poh Teo
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Maintaining oral health for a hundred years and more? - An analysis of microbial and salivary factors in a cohort of centenarians

Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2022
Aim To investigate associations between oral health-related conditions and the oral microbiome in a representative study sample of centenarians.Materials and methods Clinical and microbial parameters from 54 centenarians were assessed in the Heidelberg ...
Caroline Sekundo, Eva Langowski, Diana Wolff, Sébastien Boutin, Cornelia Frese   +4 more
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Ideal Cardiovascular Health in the Oldest-Old and Centenarians and Its Association With Disability and Health-Related Quality of Life

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the distribution of ideal cardiovascular health (ICH) indicators among the oldest-old and centenarians and explore their relationships with disability and health-related quality of life of this population ...
Miao Liu, Fuyin Kou, Shanshan Yang, Shengshu Wang, Yao He, Wuping Zhang   +5 more
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Sex differences in epigenetic age in Mediterranean high longevity regions

Frontiers in Aging, 2022
Sex differences in aging manifest in disparities in disease prevalence, physical health, and lifespan, where women tend to have greater longevity relative to men.
Hannah-Ruth Engelbrecht, Hannah-Ruth Engelbrecht, Hannah-Ruth Engelbrecht, Hannah-Ruth Engelbrecht, Sarah M. Merrill, Sarah M. Merrill, Sarah M. Merrill, Sarah M. Merrill, Nicole Gladish, Julie L. MacIsaac, Julie L. MacIsaac, Julie L. MacIsaac, David T. S. Lin, David T. S. Lin, David T. S. Lin, Simone Ecker, Christina A. Chrysohoou, Giovanni M. Pes, Michael S. Kobor, Michael S. Kobor, Michael S. Kobor, Michael S. Kobor, David H. Rehkopf   +22 more
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The Sydney Centenarian Study: methodology and profile of centenarians and near-centenarians

International Psychogeriatrics, 2013
The study of exceptionally long-living individuals can inform us about the determinants of successful aging. There are few population-based studies of centenarians and near-centenarians internationally, but none in Australia.Individuals 95 years and older were recruited from seven electoral districts in Sydney using the electoral roll, Medicare lists ...
Perminder S, Sachdev, Charlene, Levitan, John, Crawford, Mamta, Sidhu, Melissa, Slavin, Robyn, Richmond, Nicole, Kochan, Henry, Brodaty, Wei, Wen, Kristan, Kang, Karen A, Mather   +10 more
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Centenarians in Europe [PDF]

Maturitas, 2017
The group of individuals aged 80 and over is growing faster than other segments of the population, and within this group the number of centenarians has risen exponentially worldwide. This paper reports the numbers of centenarians (total, and ratio relative to total population) in 32 European countries and their key characteristics: gender distribution,
Teixeira, L., Araújo, L., Jopp, D., Ribeiro, O.   +3 more
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Status and physiological significance of circulating adiponectin in the very old and centenarians: an observational study

eLife, 2023
Background: High levels of circulating adiponectin are associated with increased insulin sensitivity, low prevalence of diabetes, and low body mass index (BMI); however, high levels of circulating adiponectin are also associated with increased mortality ...
Takashi Sasaki, Yoshinori Nishimoto, Takumi Hirata, Yukiko Abe, Nobuyoshi Hirose, Michiyo Takayama, Toru Takebayashi, Hideyuki Okano, Yasumichi Arai   +8 more
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Allelic distribution of ABO gene in Chinese centenarians

Aging Medicine, 2020
Objective Human ABO blood groups are determined by the alleles A, B, and O (O01 and O02) of the ABO gene and have been linked to the risks for cardiovascular diseases and cancers that affect lifespan.
Ying Zhu, Yu Liang, Abdul Haseeb Khan, Minghua Dong, Yiqi Wan, Zhichao Sun, Yi Zeng, Chao Nie, Xiao‐Li Tian   +8 more
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