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How Long Can A Human Live? Scientists Found Answer
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How long can a human live? Researchers have finally put a number to the key problem that has baffled scientists and spiritualists alike. The answer may not be very encouraging to those rooting for immortality.
A technology-enabled study on the correlation between aging and the loss of the ability to recover from stresses identified 150 years to be the upper limit of human longevity.
The study, published on Tuesday in the Nature Communications journal, was conducted by researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, NY, and Gero, a Singapore-based biotech company.
Scientists have determined the oldest age humans can live to Aging in humans exhibits universal features common to complex systems operating on the brink of disintegration,” said one researcher. By
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Researchers studying the relationship between aging and the ability to cope with stress found that limits of a human lifespan lie anywhere from 120 to 150.
Based on data collected from an iPhone app and medical records from volunteers in both the United States and United Kingdom, the study’s authors measured a subject s resilience to stressors.
With age, the researchers found a decline in the subjects ability to recover.