The Blood of Exceptionally Long-Lived People Suggests Key Differences

Centenarians, once considered rare, have become commonplace. Indeed, they are the fastest-growing demographic group of the world's population, with numbers roughly doubling every ten years since the 1970s.

How long humans can live, and what determines a long and healthy life, have been of interest for as long as we know. Plato and Aristotle discussed and wrote about the ageing process over 2,300 years ago.

The pursuit of understanding the secrets behind exceptional longevity isn't easy, however.

It involves unravelling the complex interplay of genetic predisposition and lifestyle factors and how they interact throughout a person's life.

Now our recent study, published in GeroScience , has unveiled some common biomarkers, including levels of cholesterol and glucose, in people