Woman who lived to be 115 had the mind of a much younger person

[tawadi]

This is interesting. Sorry if it has already been posted.


DNA sequenced of woman who lived to 115

14 October 2011 Last updated at 19:52 ET

By Helen Briggs Health editor, BBC News website

The entire DNA sequence of a woman who lived to 115 has been pieced together by scientists.

The woman, who was the oldest in the world at the time of her death, had the mind of someone decades younger and no signs of dementia, say Dutch experts.

The study, reported at a scientific conference in Canada, suggests she had genes that protected against dementia.

read more at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15278823

[xchrom]

1. interesting. nt

[sakabatou]

2. I'd like to see what their findings are.

[ensho]

3. yes, very interesting

nt

[slackmaster]

4. I think the best advice I've gotten from very old people is not to take myself, or anything else...

...too seriously.