The secrets of longevity [MedicalXpress.com]

Samantha Sangenito 2/13/154:00 AM

After numerous studies, it appears that scientists are beginning to unravel some of the secrets of aging. Genes certainly play a role in longevity, but it's been determined that only 35 percent of those living well into their 90's and 100's possess the longevity gene. What of the other 65 percent? Is it luck, healthy lifestyle choices, attitude?
Len Kravitz, associate professor of Exercise Science and researcher at the University of New Mexico, recently delivered a talk on aging during a Lobo Living Room event at Hodgin Hall and said that it is likely a combination of the three.

[For more of this story, written by Mara Kerkez, go to http://medicalxpress.com/news/...crets-longevity.html]

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