Before she died last year, after living 117 years and 168 days, Maria Branyas Morera invited scientists to study her. The world’s oldest woman thought her body and life story had secrets to reveal ...

Living a long and healthy life is no mean feat. Especially in today’s world, which is full of pollution, diseases and stress. One woman, however, defied all these odds and lived till 117 years. We are ...

Maria Morera in 2008, the year after she reached her century. Photo: Manel Esteller MD PhD / University of Barcelona/ Josep Carreras Institute Maria Branyas Morera’s life was simple. She enjoyed ...

When María Branyas Morera died in 2024 at the age of 117, she left more than memories. She left science a gift: samples of her microbiome. Researchers discovered her gut was as diverse as someone ...

"She had cells that seemed younger than her age," said Dr. Manel Esteller Dr. Manel Esteller/X In August 2024, Maria Branyas Morera — the world’s oldest person at the time — died at the age of 117.

Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest person at 117, intrigued scientists with her exceptional longevity. A recent study analyzing her cells revealed a youthful genome, rare genetic variants linked ...

117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera had the distinction of being the oldest person in the world before she passed away last summer. One of her final wishes in the twilight of her life was for doctors to ...

When Maria Branyas Morera died last year at 117 years and 168 days old, she was the oldest known person in the world. Before she died, she asked doctors to study her. Dr. Manel Esteller, chairman of ...

The world's oldest person, Spain's Maria Branyas Morera, who was born in the United States and lived through two world wars, died Tuesday at the age of 117, her family said. Ms Morera fought off Covid ...

Spanish researchers say Maria Branyas Morera, who lived to 117, won a genetic lottery. But experts caution that healthy genes and microbiomes don’t explain longevity on their own. By Gina Kolata Maria ...

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