Study Identifies Super-Aging Anomalies
Researchers have identified a group of healthy individuals over 80 years old who have never experienced age-related diseases. This group, termed 'Weldarly,' is being studied for the genetics of healthspan. The average American healthspan is reported to be 64.
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“The average American healthspan is 64. who'd never been sick and on no medications. This is a rarefied group, but the whole idea was there'd been so little work on the genetics of health span.”
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