Search Tag: lifespan
2021 06 Jul
The number of people who live past the age of 100 has been increasing for decades. Today, there are nearly half a million people worldwide who are over the age of 100. However, very few people live to be supercentenarians - people who live to age 110 or even longer. Currently, the world’s oldest person is 118-year-old Kane Tanaka of Japan. However,...Read more
2014 21 Dec
According to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist, ibuprofen may hold the key to a longer and healthier life. The research has been published in the journal Public Library of Science, Genetics and claims that regular doses of ibuprofen extended the lifespan of multiple species. "We first used baker's yeast, which is an established ageing...Read more