*except in supercentenarians, the very small group of people 105+ years of age
August 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
*except in supercentenarians, the very small group of people 105+ years of age
Supercentenarians, or people who live beyond age 110, have an unusually high amount of killer immune cells.
Researchers have found that these cells increase and clone themselves after people turn 100—a sign that the immune cells are actively working to combat other harmful cells in the body.
Researchers have found that these cells increase and clone themselves after people turn 100—a sign that the immune cells are actively working to combat other harmful cells in the body.
Supercentenarians have a cellular superpower
Could this secret cellular weapon be the key to longevity?
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August 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Supercentenarians, or people who live beyond age 110, have an unusually high amount of killer immune cells.
Researchers have found that these cells increase and clone themselves after people turn 100—a sign that the immune cells are actively working to combat other harmful cells in the body.
Researchers have found that these cells increase and clone themselves after people turn 100—a sign that the immune cells are actively working to combat other harmful cells in the body.
What I find fascinating about most supercentenarians is that they get to about 90 and just plateau. This lady doesn’t look 116 and tbh very few of them do.
August 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What I find fascinating about most supercentenarians is that they get to about 90 and just plateau. This lady doesn’t look 116 and tbh very few of them do.
This is just brilliant. As soon as they started accurately recording births, the number of supercentenarians plummeted.
November 2, 2023 at 2:52 AM
This is just brilliant. As soon as they started accurately recording births, the number of supercentenarians plummeted.
"The science of extreme longevity continues as an immense joke."
—The first man to “survive” past 110 actually died at 65.
—Blue zones are a myth
—Pervasive false claims about longevity and supercentenarians
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
—The first man to “survive” past 110 actually died at 65.
—Blue zones are a myth
—Pervasive false claims about longevity and supercentenarians
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
Opinion | The Science of Blue Zones and Extreme Longevity Is Deeply Flawed (Gift Article)
Some of the claims behind the longest-lived people are simply improbable.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"The science of extreme longevity continues as an immense joke."
—The first man to “survive” past 110 actually died at 65.
—Blue zones are a myth
—Pervasive false claims about longevity and supercentenarians
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
—The first man to “survive” past 110 actually died at 65.
—Blue zones are a myth
—Pervasive false claims about longevity and supercentenarians
Gift link www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/o...
A study in Japan found that supercentenarians have higher proportions of cytotoxic CD4 T cells in their blood. These cells remained active and showed clonal expansion, a pattern associated with immune adaptation during advanced age.
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117728
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117728
September 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
A study in Japan found that supercentenarians have higher proportions of cytotoxic CD4 T cells in their blood. These cells remained active and showed clonal expansion, a pattern associated with immune adaptation during advanced age.
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117728
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2026.117728
December 15, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Älteste Holocaust-Überlebende Mollie Horwitz wird 110 - oder gar 113. Mit 110 Jahren steigen Hochbetagte auf in die Gruppe der »Supercentenarians«, von denen es nicht viele auf der Welt gibt.
Holocaust-Überlebende Mollie Horwitz: Mehr als 110 Jahre alt
Mit 110 Jahren steigen Hochbetagte auf in die Gruppe der »Supercentenarians«, von denen es nicht viele auf der Welt gibt. Gehört Mollie Horwitz jetzt dazu oder schon seit drei Jahren, wie…
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March 11, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Älteste Holocaust-Überlebende Mollie Horwitz wird 110 - oder gar 113. Mit 110 Jahren steigen Hochbetagte auf in die Gruppe der »Supercentenarians«, von denen es nicht viele auf der Welt gibt.
Malka »Mollie« Horwitz, die wahrscheinlich älteste Überlebende des Holocausts, wird nach eigenen Angaben im März 110 Jahre alt. Damit zählt sie zu den »Supercentenarians«, also zu den Menschen, die nachgewiesenermaßen 110 Jahre oder älter sind.
Holocaust-Überlebende Mollie Horwitz: Mehr als 110 Jahre alt
Mit 110 Jahren steigen Hochbetagte auf in die Gruppe der »Supercentenarians«, von denen es nicht viele auf der Welt gibt. Gehört Mollie Horwitz jetzt dazu oder schon seit drei Jahren, wie…
buff.ly
March 15, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Malka »Mollie« Horwitz, die wahrscheinlich älteste Überlebende des Holocausts, wird nach eigenen Angaben im März 110 Jahre alt. Damit zählt sie zu den »Supercentenarians«, also zu den Menschen, die nachgewiesenermaßen 110 Jahre oder älter sind.
it's really frustrating how much research on supercentenarians is essentially fraudulent because you get really cool results like this:
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
and you can't even be sure they're real because the supercentenarians involved might not even be actual supercentenarians
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
and you can't even be sure they're real because the supercentenarians involved might not even be actual supercentenarians
Single-cell transcriptomics reveals expansion of cytotoxic CD4 T cells in supercentenarians | PNAS
Supercentenarians, people who have reached 110 y of age, are a great model of healthy
aging. Their characteristics of delayed onset of age-related ...
www.pnas.org
September 27, 2024 at 3:10 AM
it's really frustrating how much research on supercentenarians is essentially fraudulent because you get really cool results like this:
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
and you can't even be sure they're real because the supercentenarians involved might not even be actual supercentenarians
www.pnas.org/doi/full/10....
and you can't even be sure they're real because the supercentenarians involved might not even be actual supercentenarians
She’s lived through two world wars, the Great Depression, and 20 U.S. presidents — and says her secret to a long life is simple: a positive attitude and plenty of potatoes.
Potatoes and a smile are the secret to a long life, woman says before 114th birthday
Bonita Gibson is part of a small population of supercentenarians in the United States, or someone who is at least 110 years old.
bit.ly
July 2, 2025 at 11:10 PM
She’s lived through two world wars, the Great Depression, and 20 U.S. presidents — and says her secret to a long life is simple: a positive attitude and plenty of potatoes.
Immaculately Restored Film Lets You Revisit Life in New York City in 1911
Immaculately Restored Film Lets You Revisit Life in New York City in 1911
Other than one or two of the world's supercentenarians, nobody remembers New York in 1911. Plenty of living historians and enthusiasts of the city have paid intensive attention to that booming time pe...
www.openculture.com
February 26, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Immaculately Restored Film Lets You Revisit Life in New York City in 1911
The longest lived people among us, called "supercentenarians," have an abundance of cancer-killing immune cells, study finds.
Learn more in Cell Reports: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Kosuke Hashimoto, Nobuyoshi Hirose, Piero Carninci, Yasumichi Arai, & colleagues
Learn more in Cell Reports: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Kosuke Hashimoto, Nobuyoshi Hirose, Piero Carninci, Yasumichi Arai, & colleagues
August 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
The longest lived people among us, called "supercentenarians," have an abundance of cancer-killing immune cells, study finds.
Learn more in Cell Reports: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Kosuke Hashimoto, Nobuyoshi Hirose, Piero Carninci, Yasumichi Arai, & colleagues
Learn more in Cell Reports: www.cell.com/cell-reports...
Kosuke Hashimoto, Nobuyoshi Hirose, Piero Carninci, Yasumichi Arai, & colleagues
Yeah but we’re also not really talking about supercentenarians!
February 9, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Yeah but we’re also not really talking about supercentenarians!
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So much longevity BS out there, even the Blue Zone hype iffy...
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer? www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/w...
"Every indication was that these high densities of supercentenarians were just down to poverty and fraud."
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer? www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/w...
"Every indication was that these high densities of supercentenarians were just down to poverty and fraud."
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer?
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 4:52 PM
So much longevity BS out there, even the Blue Zone hype iffy...
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer? www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/w...
"Every indication was that these high densities of supercentenarians were just down to poverty and fraud."
Do People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer? www.nytimes.com/2024/10/24/w...
"Every indication was that these high densities of supercentenarians were just down to poverty and fraud."
Why do some geographic areas (Okinawa, Sardinia) produce lots of supercentenarians? Turns out it’s a combination of poor record-keeping, exaggeration, and pension fraud rather than diet, climate, or high-quality medical care. [vox.com]
December 18, 2023 at 7:22 PM
Why do some geographic areas (Okinawa, Sardinia) produce lots of supercentenarians? Turns out it’s a combination of poor record-keeping, exaggeration, and pension fraud rather than diet, climate, or high-quality medical care. [vox.com]
Supercentenarians — people aged 110 and older — not only enjoy unusually long lives but they also seem to fend off diseases of old age including heart disease, dementia and cancer
go.nature.com/4g4OLnk
go.nature.com/4g4OLnk
How do people live beyond 110? Abundance of cancer-killing cells might be key
Research on people 110 years and older reveals an immune system that continues to adapt.
go.nature.com
August 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Supercentenarians — people aged 110 and older — not only enjoy unusually long lives but they also seem to fend off diseases of old age including heart disease, dementia and cancer
go.nature.com/4g4OLnk
go.nature.com/4g4OLnk
Need a bird law expert to determine how this albatross is doing benefits fraud like all the Blue Zone supercentenarians
The world’s oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is expected to welcome another baby chick in the coming months, astonishing scientists who have been tracking her since the Eisenhower administration. nyti.ms/4f7VadN
December 7, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Need a bird law expert to determine how this albatross is doing benefits fraud like all the Blue Zone supercentenarians