{"id":820,"date":"2023-02-03T14:08:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=820"},"modified":"2023-02-03T14:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T14:08:11","slug":"researchers-say-the-probability-of-living-past-110-is-on-the-rise-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=820","title":{"rendered":"Researchers say the probability of living past 110 is on the rise \u2014 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The odds of living past age 110 are becoming more likely, according to a new study<\/a> from the University of Washington, which used used mathematical modeling predict the probability of people becoming \u201csupercentenarians\u201d in the years 2020 through 2100.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researchers found that it\u2019s \u201cextremely likely\u201d to see the record for the oldest human broken during this century, says Michael Pearce, study author and PhD student at the University of Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To date, the oldest person to ever live<\/a> was Jeanne Calment, a French woman who died in 1997 at age 122 years and 164 days old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a 68% probability that someone will reach age 127 by 2100, and a 13% probability someone reaches age 130, according to Pearce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among other factors, advancements in medicine and aging biology have influenced people\u2019s potential lifespans. Indeed, so much progress has been made in the field of aging biology that some experts believe we will eventually be able to \u201ccure\u201d aging<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe assumption that the incremental progress in lifestyle and medicine that we\u2019ve seen for the last 200 years or so will continue for the next 80 may be pessimistic given progress in aging biology,\u201d says Andrew Steele, scientist and author of \u201cAgeless: The New Science of Getting Older Without Getting Old.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think there\u2019s the potential for far more exciting breakthroughs by targeting the aging process rather than particular diseases,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, researchers are looking into how to target aging cells called \u201csenescent cells<\/a>.\u201d Instead of dividing and making new cells<\/a>, senescent cells hang around and release chemicals and molecules that mess with other healthy cells and trigger inflammation. The number of senescent cells someone has increase as people age, but studies on mice<\/a> show that they can be removed and potentially increase their lifespans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steele says it\u2019s \u201cnot some far-future sci-fi projection\u201d to imagine people who are currently alive making it to 120-plus before 2100. A separate study published in May<\/a> looked at biological markers of aging in people\u2019s blood and found that humans in a stress-free environment with no disease are theoretically capable of living up to 150 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, there are things people can do to lengthen their own lifespans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A 2018 study from Harvard<\/a> found that those who followed five simple habits \u2013 eating a high-quality healthy diet, doing at least 30 minutes or more per day of moderate to vigorous physical activity<\/a>, keeping a healthy body weight, not drinking excessive amounts of alcohol and not smoking \u2014 increased life expectancy by up to 10 years. More recent research<\/a> suggests that eating two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables is associated with lower mortality rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In areas of the world where people live the longest, also known as the \u201cBlue Zones,\u201d specific habits help contribute to longevity, according to Dan Buettner<\/a>, a National Geographic Fellow and journalist. For example, having at least three close friends who you can count on for emotional support, walking daily and taking a 20-minute nap five days a week are all things that have been shown to improve lifespan, he previously told CNBC Make It<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Steele, brushing and cleaning your teeth<\/a> can stave off your risk of heart disease and dementia. Having good oral hygiene gets rid of chronic low-level inflammation that can hamper your immune system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The University of Washington researchers utilized data from\u00a0the\u00a0International Database on Longevity<\/a>, which tracks \u201csupercentenarians,\u201d or people over 110 in 13 countries including the United States for their findings. The researchers did not look at ways to extend your lifespan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The odds of living past age 110 are becoming more likely, according to a new study from the University of Washington, which used used mathematical modeling predict the probability of people becoming \u201csupercentenarians\u201d in the years 2020 through 2100. The researchers found that it\u2019s \u201cextremely likely\u201d to see the record for the oldest human broken during this century, says Michael Pearce, study author and PhD student at the University of Washington. To date, the oldest person to ever live was Jeanne Calment, a French […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anti-aging"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":821,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions\/821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}