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[Lee Robinson Petzer]

"TOKYO -- Aiming to discover the key to longevity, a team of Keio University researchers in Japan has succeeded in creating induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) from the blood of people aged 110 or older, it has been learned.

There are more than 47,000 people aged 100 or older in Japan, but only about 60 have what is called superlongevity -having achieved age 110 or older." - Sacremento Bee

Fascinating article. Thought I would share.

[Marios Kyriazis]

The use of pluripotent human stem cels is very promising, and this research shows that it is possible to stimulate stem cells even in later life. Also, the study of how these stem cells can be stimulated gives us a much clearer idea about age-related mechanisms, leading to an overall better understanding of cellular aging.