Word: centenarian
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...minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder in existence, and a full restoration in 1999 should keep it in good health for many years to come. Cars trot along this centenarian at a stately 16 km/h. Kingda Ka New Jersey This brand-new superstar from the U.S. theme park chain Six Flags claimed the roller coaster triple crown when it opened earlier this year, notching up the fastest speed (205 km/h), the tallest ride (139 m), and the big-gest drop...
...been living illegally in Australia since 1996; permanent residency, after urging from the Chinese government; in Melbourne. Hu, who has been living with her adopted Japanese daughter, was caught in diplomatic limbo when her recent application to stay was refused, while no airline was willing to transport the centenarian back to her home in China's Xinjiang province. Hu praised Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone for her compassion, saying, "She has a good heart. She will live very long...
Scientists working for the U.S. National Institutes of Health and Japan's Ministry of Health have been following oldsters like Toguchi since 1976 in the Okinawa Centenarian Study (OCS) and they've learned that he's typical. Elderly Okinawans tend to get plenty of physical and mental exercise. Their diets, moreover, are exemplary: low in fat and salt, and high in fruits and vegetables packed with fiber and antioxidant substances that protect against cancer, heart disease and stroke. They consume more soy than any other population on earth: 60-120 g a day, compared...
Indeed, despite what the Swedish and Adventist studies suggest, there's evidence that in some families, at least, genes exert pretty powerful effects on life-span. The centenarians registered in the New England Centenarian Study, for example, showed no consistent patterns in diet, exercise or healthy habits that could explain their extended years. About 20% had smoked at some point in their lives, and some had eating habits that should have made them obese or unhealthy but somehow did not. At least 10% to 15% had a history of heart disease, stroke or diabetes for more than 20 years. Something...
What exactly that stretch of DNA does remains to be discovered, but it may be a key not just to long life but also to the resilience found among U.S. centenarian-study participants, with their 20% smoking rate and imperfect eating habits. That group may be especially genetically blessed, and researchers are eager to tap its secrets...