Title: Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person at 116 has died
Article Snip: "...TOKYO (AP) — Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. ...According to the Gerontology Research Group, the world’s oldest person is now 116-year-old Brazilian nun Inah Canabarro Lucas, who was born 16 days after Itooka. ..."
Reference: www.wsbtv.comTitle: 93-year-old athlete’s workouts reveal 4 secrets to maintaining longevity
Title: 92-year-old sets world record with trek across Grand Canyon
Article Snip: "...Alfredo Aliaga Burdio, 92, set a Guinness World Record when he made a 24-mile hike across the Grand Canyon last October. ...Burdio's takeaway from the hike is that it is never too late to try something, even at old age.
"I began living a healthy lifestyle really at age 76," he said."
Title: Study examines brain structure that may help 'super-agers' stay sharp
Article Snip: "...Researchers have discovered another clue as to how some older people stay sharp as a tack into their 80s and beyond: Their brain cells are really big. The study focused on what scientists have dubbed "super-agers" -- a select group of elderly adults who have the memory skills of people decades younger. ..."
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