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Personality traits and subjective well-being in portuguese centenarians [PDF]

, 2014
Dissertação de Mestrado em Psicologia Clínica e da Saúde (Psicogerontologia Clínica), apresentada à Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade de CoimbraTo better understand Portuguese centenarians’ subjective well-being and ...
Vilhena, Joana Patriarca de
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Why we age

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 2, Page 911-925, April 2026.
ABSTRACT Three categories of explanations exist for why we age: mechanistic theories, which omit reference to evolutionary forces; weakening force of selection theories, which posit that barriers exist that prevent evolutionary forces from optimising fitness in ageing; and optimisation theories, which posit that evolutionary forces actually select for ...
Michael S. Ringel
wiley   +1 more source

Adipokines and Aging: Findings From Centenarians and the Very Old

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Adipose tissue, which was once considered as a simple energy storage depot, is now recognized as an active endocrine organ that regulates the whole-body energy homeostasis by secreting hundreds of bioactive substances termed adipokines.
Yasumichi Arai, Kei Kamide, Nobuyoshi Hirose   +2 more
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Dietary Factors Drive Volatile Organic Compound Exposure and Modulate Its Impact on Multi‐Dimensional Biological Aging

Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 14, Issue 4, April 2026.
In 4976 U.S. adults from NHANES 2011–2020, dietary factors influenced urinary volatile organic compound metabolites (VOCMs) and modified their associations with multi‐dimensional biological aging. Multiple VOCMs were positively associated with biological age indicators, with KDMAgeAccel being the most sensitive marker.
Weitao Su, Yaoyu Hu, Jindong Zhao, Ming Yang, Jingtao Wu, Danfeng Wen, Zhiqi Lin, Jiaxin Zhao, Yanbing Li, Jiufeng Li, Ang Li   +10 more
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Survival differences among the oldest old in Sardinia: who, what, where, and why? [PDF]

A study of centenarians in Sardinia detected the existence of an area where the number of centenarians is higher than elsewhere, in particularly for men.
Graziella Caselli, Rosa Maria Lipsi
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ICC-dementia (International Centenarian Consortium - dementia): an international consortium to determine the prevalence and incidence of dementia in centenarians across diverse ethnoracial and sociocultural groups. [PDF]

, 2016
BACKGROUND: Considerable variability exists in international prevalence and incidence estimates of dementia. The accuracy of estimates of dementia in the oldest-old and the controversial question of whether dementia incidence and prevalence decline at ...
Andersen, Stacy, Barzilai, Nir, Brayne, Carol, Brodaty, Henry, Corrada, Maria, Crawford, John, Daly, Catriona, Gondo, Yasuyuki, Hagberg, Bo, Hi-Po Lau, Bobo, Hirose, Nobuyoshi, Holstege, Henne, Kawas, Claudia, Kaye, Jeffrey, Kochan, Nicole, Lucca, Ugo, Marcon, Gabriella, Martin, Peter, Martin, Peter, Perls, Thomas, Poon, Leonard, Richmond, Robyn, Robine, Jean-Marie, Sachdev, Perminder, Siu-Lan Cheung, Karen, Skoog, Ingmar, Slavin, Melissa, Szewieczek, Jan, Tettamanti, Mauro, Viña, José, Woolf, Claudia   +30 more
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Reflections on Gerontological Nursing Over the Past 50 Years

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
Wendy Moyle
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Characterisation of bacteria‐induced colitis and its modulation by probiotics in naked mole rats: a new mammalian model for acute inflammatory disease

The Journal of Pathology, Volume 268, Issue 4, Page 493-511, April 2026.
Abstract Enteropathogenic bacteria are a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. While mouse models have been indispensable in advancing our understanding of infectious enteric diseases, key differences in intestinal microbiota and immunobiology between mice and humans underscore the need for alternative mammalian models that better ...
Daniel W. Hart, Aik Seng Ng, Patrycja Gazińska, Robert Goldin, Purva Gopal, Nicolize O'Dell, Ahmad Zargar, Lior Pytowski, Shamir Montazid, Chiara Bardella, James E. East, Ian P. Tomlinson, Nadine Koch, Nigel C. Bennett, Shazia Irshad   +14 more
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The signature of longevity in Sicily [PDF]

, 2018
Ageing is a natural and physiological condition that is the result of compromised stress response, homeostatic imbalance and increased risk of developing diseases.
Accardi, G, Aiello, A, Bulati, M, Candore, G, Caruso, C, Cristaldi, L, Duro, G, Gambino, C M, Ligotti, M E, Scola, L, Vasto, S   +10 more
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Genetics of longevity. Data from the studies on Sicilian centenarians [PDF]

, 2012
The demographic and social changes of the past decades have determined improvements in public health and longevity. So, the number of centenarians is increasing as a worldwide phenomenon.
ACCARDI, Giulia, BALISTRERI, Carmela Rita, BOVA, Valentina, BUFFA, Silvio, BULATI, Matteo, CANDORE, Giuseppina, COLONNA ROMANO, Giuseppina, FORTE, Giusi Irma, LIO, Domenico, LISTI', Florinda, MARTORANA, Adriana, PALMERI, Marisa, PELLICANO', Mariavaleria, SCOLA, Letizia, VACCARINO, Loredana   +14 more
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