Langlevendheid is vooral erfelijk in extreem langlevende families

Persbericht LUMC - 7 januari 2019 Een lang leven is erfelijk, maar dat geldt primair voor personen uit families waarvan meerdere leden behoren tot de top tien procent overlevers van hun generatie. In de genen van deze families ligt waarschijnlijk de sleutel tot een lang leven. Dat schrijven onderzoekers van het Leids Universitair Medisch [...]

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Blood-based biomarkers help to estimate vulnerability of the elderly

LUMC | August 20 - 2019 | PRESSRELEASE Researchers on ageing led by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) have identified a combination of biomarkers in the blood which could help estimate the vulnerability of elderly people consistently across five European countries, equally in men and women of all ages above 60 years. The scientists [...]

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Longevity mainly ascribed to an extremely long-lived mother

For many years, scientists in Leiden have been monitoring 421 exceptional families with several members who have lived way beyond the age of 90. A new analysis of these extremely long-lived persons, their siblings, and parents now shows that longevity in these families is passed on mainly through the mother. The researchers present their [...]

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