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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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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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A centenarian extraordinaire [PDF]

British Journal of Psychiatry, 2011
SummaryHenry Rollin, a distinguished Member, Fellow and now Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, has attained his 101st year. The achievements of this remarkable man are described and speculations made about the reasons for his longevity and his plans for the future.
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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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Cognitive Performance in Centenarians and the Oldest Old: Norms from the Georgia Centenarian Study [PDF]

, 2010
We present normative data from a large population-based sample of centenarians for several brief, global neurocognitive tasks amenable for frail elders. Comparative data from octogenarians are included.
Mitchell, Megan, Woodard, John, Peter Martin, Leonard W. Poon, Davey, Adam, null for the Georgia Centenarian Study, John L. Woodard, Martin, Peter, Poon, Leonard, L. Stephen Miller, Meghan B. Mitchell, Adam Davey, Miller, L. Stephen   +12 more
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Acceleration of Longitudinal Track and Field Performance Declines in Athletes Who Still Compete at the Age of 100 Years

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
While physical performance decline rates accelerate after around the age of 70 years, longitudinal athletic performance trends in athletes older than 95 years are unknown. We hypothesized a further accelerated decline in human performance in athletes who
Bergita Ganse, Bergita Ganse, Anne Kristin Braczynski, Anne Kristin Braczynski, Christoph Hoog Antink, Matthias Knobe, Tim Pohlemann, Hans Degens, Hans Degens   +8 more
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An Oral Health Study of Centenarians and Children of Centenarians [PDF]

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2014
Objectives To determine whether oral health is better in centenarians than in a published birth cohort–matched sample and to compare oral health in centenarian offspring with a case‐controlled reference sample.
Laura B, Kaufman, Tiffany K, Setiono, Gheorghe, Doros, Stacy, Andersen, Rebecca A, Silliman, Paula K, Friedman, Thomas T, Perls   +6 more
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Oral Microbiome in Four Female Centenarians

Applied Sciences, 2020
The oral microbiome of healthy older adults has valuable information about a healthy microbiome. In this study, we collected and analyzed the oral microbiome of denture plaque and tongue coating samples from four female centenarians. After DNA extraction
Yoshiaki Nomura, Erika Kakuta, Ayako Okada, Ryoko Otsuka, Mieko Shimada, Yasuko Tomizawa, Chieko Taguchi, Kazumune Arikawa, Hideki Daikoku, Tamotsu Sato, Nobuhiro Hanada   +10 more
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FTIR-chemometric analytical methodology as a tool for clustering oils from centenarian olive trees grown in the Côa Valley region

, 2021
The centenarian olive trees are part of the historical and cultural heritage of the Côa Valley region where a significant number of these specimens can be found.
Silva, Kevin, Pereira, J.A., Pascoal-Ferreira, P., Baptista, Paula, Peres, António M., Barreiro, M.F., Rodrigues, Nuno, Santamaria-Echart, Arantzazu   +7 more
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Geriatric Anaesthesia for Centenarians- A Challenging, Learning Experience!

Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics, 2019
With improving healthcare facilities, the geriatric population in India is on the rise. Anaesthesia in the geriatric age group poses many challenges to the peri-operative physician because of the decreased functional reserve and various comorbidities ...
Uma Hariharan, Vijay Kumar Nagpal, Devang Bharti, Shubhi Singhal Bharti   +3 more
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