Some people live to be well beyond 100. But what genes and environmental factors contribute to such extreme longevity, and what can we learn from other long-lived animals?
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An anti-aging gene discovered in a population of centenarians can protect cells collected from patients with heart failure requiring cardiac transplantation.
Researchers say a gene found in many centenarians can reverse the biological age of the heart by ten years. The findings offer a potential target for patients with heart failure.