How do people live beyond 110? Abundance of cancer-killing cells might be key
Researchers found the cells expanded with age and made up 17.6% of CD4 T cells in supercentenarians, suggesting an adaptive response to immune threats.
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This unusual immune cell in super-agers' bodies could help their longevity
Around age 100, the human body's immune system may make a turn that helps address the common ailments of aging, according to researchers in Japan who study supercentenarians who live to be 110+.
We know that the keys, in fact, are many, but a group of researchers just found one we didn't know yet.
Japanese researchers have discovered that cytotoxic CD4 T lymphocytes are multiplying in people over 110 years of age and could help protect them against cancer and other threats related to Hemeroteca age - Supercentennials have the key to immortality: “At least on a theoretical level, we could get it” People who live beyond 110 years, known as supercentenaries, have an immune shield that protects them from cancer in their early stages. Japanese…
Sabina sang that «if you want to live a hundred years, empty yourself against chance», but researchers are having a bit more trouble finding the key to what factors come into play for a person to reach 110 years — what is known as supercentenary — avoiding the most lethal pathologies of old age, such as cardiovascular ailments or cancer. This week, we discovered that the answer could be in a very specific type of blood soldiers. A study carried …
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