(1) The centenarian has already been tested by life and found exceptionally fit.
(2) The frequencies of 80 HLA antigen phenotypes in 82 centenarians and 20 nonagenarians in Okinawa, Japan, were compared with those in other healthy adults in various age-brackets.
(3) By clinical observations of 115 centenarians and 742 nonagenarians, the actual state of mental aging of the very old Japanese and some factors relating to it are shown in this paper.
(4) We compared the clinical laboratory findings of the centenarians with that of 60-80 year olds.
(5) We think centenarians do not present a special case and our clinical observations suggest a continuous process of aging.
(6) Cytofluorimetric analysis of peripheral blood lymphocytes showed a striking age-dependent decrease in total and CD5+B cells (without changes in their ratio), which reached its nadir in centenarians.
(7) The centenarian, one of about 24 Japanese alive who have passed the 110-year milestone, claims she has never been ill, and quickly recovered after breaking her leg in a fall at the age of 102.
(8) Vital statistics data previously published by the Registrar General of England and Wales have been separated into male and female deaths in 1960-69 aged 100, 1961-70 aged 101, 1962-71 aged 102 etc., to represent cohorts of 292 male and 1463 female centenarians born in 1859-1869.
(9) Like other super-centenarians (110 or older), the daughter of sharecroppers and granddaughter of slaves had her own explanation of her longevity – more than 10 hours of sleep a night and lifelong abstinence from alcohol and cigarettes.
(10) Results revealed differences in personality: centenarians scored higher on dominance, suspiciousness, and imagination.
(11) The urogenital and digestive systems in 23 centenarians (7 males and 16 females) were examined pathologically.
(12) Though age-related changes were present in the centenarians, these age-related biological changes did not hinder them from reaching very old age.
(13) By contrast, prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in centenarians was not significantly different from that in controls aged less than 50.
(14) Most of these centenarians died of bronchopneumonia or myocardial fibrosis.
(15) Compared to the younger cohorts, centenarians consumed breakfast more regularly, avoided weight loss diets and large fluctuations in body weight, consumed slightly more vegetables, and relied on their doctor and family more than on the news media for nutrition information.
(16) But studies and testimony from centenarians suggest that lasting friendships, community ties, as well as generous pensions and decent healthcare, can be as important as eating well, avoiding tobacco and drinking in moderation.
(17) Demographic data of 218 centenarians in Hungary were collected, and 123 were examined by a medical team.
(18) The concentration of vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) was measured in samples of cortex from patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), fetuses with Down's syndrome (DS), and also in a group of centenarians.
(19) There were nearly 59,000 centenarians in Japan in September last year, government figures show – which means 46 out of every 100,000 people is 100 or over.
(20) But does this tally with the advice of other centenarians?
Longevous
Definition:
(a.) Living a long time; of great age.
Example Sentences:
(1) And perhaps it’s this longevity that accounts for her popularity: a single tweet from Williams (who has 750,000 followers) about the series will prompt a Game Of Thrones news story.
(2) A theory of selection at implantation is developed and generalized which leads to a new approach of longevity.
(3) Defenders of Boeheim would point out that this is partly a result of his longevity.
(4) There are no data to suggest that exercise training alters the incidence of infection or rejection or improves longevity or return to pre-illness lifestyle.
(5) Longevity analysis demonstrated elongation of life expectancy for kindred members, and there was an apparent rarity of premature cardiac events.
(6) The salmon allele in G. m. morsitans is pleiotropic and profoundly affects many aspects of fly biology including longevity, reproductive capacity, vision, vectorial capacity and duration of flight, but not circadian rhythms.
(7) Susannah Mushatt Jones, the American who is the only other member of the 116 club, also attributes her longevity to many decades of living on her own, having been married for only five years between 1928-33.
(8) According to the author's hypothesis, the human population consists of the two subpopulations which differ by the constitutional type of hormonal regulation and reproduction potential; the constitutional type of hormonal regulation exerts a considerable effect of the aging rate, morbidity, and longevity.
(9) A mathematical formula for normalization combined with the Weibull analysis also is proposed that could provide CL50 values for the clinical longevity of adhesive restorations.
(10) Tumor derived microvessel endothelium had decreased longevity in culture when compared to normal microvessel endothelium.
(11) Long-term in vitro human hematopoietic (Dexter) cultures are limited both in their longevity (8-12 weeks) and in their cell production over time.
(12) He said his longevity in the face of multiple drug abuse over decades was just luck, and advised others not to follow his lead.
(13) For new housing provision from now on, we need to aim at longevity as a key element of genuine sustainability.
(14) The reduction in the rate of aseptic loosening of the socket in our series, compared with the higher rates reported in similar long-term studies in which other acetabular components were used, supports the conclusion that there is enhanced longevity of acetabular fixation when a metal-backed acetabular component is used in cemented total hip arthroplasty.
(15) Onset of microscopically observed renal, vascular, myocardial and skeletal muscle lesions, as well as mammary fibroadenoma in females, was delayed and resulted in greater longevity.
(16) The effects of the growth factors were transient and the longevity of hematopoiesis in the cultures was not altered, suggesting that treatment with IL-3, GM-CSF, or G-CSF had not compromised the ability of primitive cells to give rise to mature cells.
(17) Good objective health, high scores on certain intelligence and memory tests seem to be good predictors for longevity, good subjective health more or less.
(18) Moderate rather than high dietary consumption of polyunsaturated fat seems to be favorable to metabolic processes contributing to longevity.
(19) The energy restriction regimen employed inhibited the development of cancer and greatly extended longevity in both these mouse strains.
(20) In an aging society, however, active life expectancy and maintenance of independence may be as important as effects of regular exercise on longevity.