Researchers have identified a rare immune cell that becomes far more common among people who live past 100, pointing to new clues about healthy ageing.
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25/08/2026 - 13:31 GMT+2
Some people live decades longer than others, even past 100 years of age. What makes them different?
Researchers at the University of Osaka in Japan have found one thing supercentenarians have in common: an abnormally high number of a specific and rare type of cell.
CD4 CTLs — white blood cells that are part of the body’s immune response — expand as people reach 100 years of age, according to the research.
People who reach 110 and beyond appear to have unusually large numbers of rare immune cells capable of killing abnormal cells.…
I ricercatori hanno individuato una rara cellula del sistema immunitario che è molto più frequente tra chi supera i 100 anni,…
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