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Journals

The Oldest Old (January 1995 - Scientific American, Vol. 272, No. 1)

Middle-aged Mothers Live Longer (September 11, 1997 - Nature, Vol. 389)

Siblings of Centenarians Live Longer (Saturday May 23, 1998 - THE LANCET, Vol. 351, No. 9115, Page 1560)

Centenarians: the older you get, the healthier you have been (August 21, 1999 - THE LANCET, Vol. 354)

Unraveling the Mystery of Cognitive Changes in Extreme Old Age: Correlation of Neuropsychological Evaluation With Neuropathological Findings in Centeanarians (1998 - International Psychogeriatrics, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 25-41)

Acute Care Costs of the Oldest Old (April 8, 1996 - Reprinted from the Archives of Internal Medicine, Vol. 156)

Validity of reported age and centenarian prevalence in New England (1999 - Age and Ageing, Vol. 28, pp. 193-197)

Genetic and Phenotypic Markers Among Centenarians (2001 - Journal of Gerontology: MEDICAL SCIENCES, Vol. 56A, NO. 2, pp. M67-M70)

Exceptional Familial Clustering for Extreme Longevity in Humans (2000 - JAGS, Vol. 48, pp. 1483-1485)

Cognitive Functional Status of Age-Confirmed Centenarians in a Population-Based Study (2001 - Journaol of Gerontology: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES, Vol. 56B, NO. 3, pp. P134-P140)

Media

Proven Ways To Add Many Very Good Years To Your Life (October 2000 - Bottom Line Tomorrow Magazine)

People to Watch (Tuesday, December 26, 2000 - USA Today)

Secrets of Centenarians (January 2, 2001 - Family Circle Magazine)

Researcher Spotlight: Thomas T. Perls, M.D., M.P.H. (January 2001 - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Clinical Research Update Vol. 5, Issue 1)

Making Sense of Centenarians (March 10, 2001 - Science News, Vol. 159, No.10)

Are You Ready for 100? (April 2001 - Money Magazine)

Centenarians point the way to healthy ageing (March 27, 1999 - THE LANCET, Vol. 353)

Researchers Seek Key To Long Life (May 2, 2001 - Associated Press)

In The Future:

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