Maximum age an individual can dwell to revealed – and the 12 months file can be damaged
New research has revealed how long a human can possibly live, and the factors that affect that.
Currently, Tomiko Itooka is the oldest living person. She currently lives in Japan and is 116 years old, having been born on May 23, 1908. While this is abnormally long, scientists have said that out lifespans are much longer than our ancestors.
The Office for National Statistics say the average life expectancy is 74.8 years for males and 80.2 years for females. While outside factors such as diet and exercise affect lifespan, artificial intelligence has given us a more solid answer.
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Researchers from Singapore biotech company Gero and the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center based in Buffalo, New York, made advancements in the question of death. They studied the body’s ability to bounce back and fight off illnesses and the human resilience.
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They gathered thousands of volunteers and decided to use advanced AI research. The institute combined the medical data of the volunteers to produce an estimate life span of all the participants.
To do this, they looked over several factors, including age, illness and lifestyle factors. While the body is great at fighting off disease and infections, there is a point where it can no longer be maintained.
The science found that between 120 and 150 years old, this ability just completely wears off. Meaning if the body fell ill, there would be no chance of survival.
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Jeanne Calment was a Frenchwoman who was 122 when she died in 1997. In this theory, science suggests it could be this reason she passed away.
However, while this age was an anomaly, scientists have suggested the oldest known age might be broken again by 2100, as medicines and health care continues to grow, as well as winder understandings of healthy lifestyles.
Drugs are currently being trialed which could extend lifespans for humans up to 200 years. But this is warned to be a long time away and won’t be available – or proved – for years.
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