Knowledge: centenarians

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Links

Ask Trudy 
http://www.geocities.com/trudy1899/

Personal site of a centenarian (1899-2003). Includes her story, her secrets to long life, favorite jokes and quotes, and links to sites of interest to centenarians and other seniors.

National Centenarian Awareness Project 
http://adlercentenarians.com/

Nonprofit organization seeking to contact and honor all those 100 years old and older for their contributions to the past. Interviews, greeting cards and registry.

South Plains Centenarians 
http://www.geocities.com/southplains100/

This site contains the life stories of 100 year old residents in nursing facilities on the South Plains of Texas.

Centenarians 
http://www.hcoa.org/centenarians/centenarians.htm

Featuring a new centenarian each month. Stories of people who lived to be 100.

The Okinawa Centenarian Study 
http://www.okinawaprogram.com/

Identifies eleven genetic and lifestyle factors responsible for successful, healthy aging.

The Health Report: Centenarian Study 
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s19117.htm

A group of researchers at Harvard Medical School have been trying to find out what it takes to reach the age of 100 or more. An interview with to two of the principal investigators, Drs Margery Silver and Dr Tom Perls.

A Look at Centenarians 
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Departments/PageMain.asp?Page=5749&DepartmentID=361

A study on the growing segment of centenarian population by the Boston University School of Medicine. Includes glossary, newsletters, publications and related resources.

Supercentenarians 
http://www.supercentenarian.com/

Lists the oldest authenticated centenarians above 112 years old and offers an archive of research articles.

Land of Sky Century Club 
http://www.landofsky.org/aaa/programs/centuryclub.html

Recognizes and honors individuals who are at least 100 years old in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania Counties of North Carolina.

The Georgia Centenarian Study 
http://www.geron.uga.edu/research/centenarianstudy.php

University of Georgia Gerontology Center research on the conditions and needs of those who reach the age of 100 and beyond.

Gerontology Research Group Centenarian Study 
http://www.grg.org/calment.html

Overview of scientific research throughout the world. Includes a photo gallery and comprehensive tables of known supercentenarians.

Centenarians: The Bonus Years 
http://www.healthpress.com/~healthpr/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=135&osCsid=c8dbcb1...

Secrets of aging, discusses their amazing personal histories and looks at the difficulties of the very old in today's society.

New England Centenarian Study 
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/Departments/HomeMain.asp?DepartmentID=361

The NECS is the largest genetic study of centenarians in the world with approximately 1,000 subjects enrolled including centenarians, their siblings and children and control subjects.

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