A person's lifespan is referred to as his years.
Got the dish on human lifespan max-out! It seems scientists have cornered the market on figuring out just how long we homo sapiens can kick it on this spinning rock. According to Nature Communications, the grand old age you can realistically hope for is somewhere between 120 to 150 years, owing to our bodies losing their kick at the 120-year mark. Damn, that's a long time to wait for retirement, ain't it?
These findings were based on a new indicator called the "dynamic organism state indicator" (DOSI), which was found to be closely linked to age, lifestyle, and, unfortunately for us, diseases. Think of DOSI as the life meter on your video game character; once it hits zero, game over.
Scientists analyzed blood samples from thousands of folks in the UK Biobank to figure this DOSI business out. The more your DOSI fluctuates over your life, the more unstable your body becomes, and the harder it is for you to bounce back from illnesses. As you get older, your body's vitality starts to plummet at a rapid pace.
So, there you have it – 150 years is the big kahuna when it comes to human lifespan. No amount of medical advances can extend this limit if science can't find a way to combat natural aging.
These findings jive with results from another scientific study that examined demographic data from humans and other species. According to their calculation, the maximum human lifespan would be 138 years.
Oh, and the oldest person in recorded history was the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment, who croaked at 122. The current oldest living person on the planet is the 118-year-old Japanese woman Kane Tanaka.
For those of you curious about the science behind this, recent research suggests that the maximum human lifespan might be biologically constrained by resilience metrics like the DOSI and related biomarkers. Furthermore, some researchers argue for a higher limit (up to 150 years), while others are skeptical and maintain current records (122 years) may be the limit for a while.
In the meantime, scientists are focusing on quantifying resilience through biomarkers and developing therapies to modify underlying aging processes. So, hold onto your hats, because things are about to get interesting!
- The researchers used a new indicator called the "dynamic organism state indicator" (DOSI) to study human lifespan, which they found to be closely connected to age, lifestyle, and diseases.
- The analysis of blood samples from thousands of individuals in the UK Biobank revealed that the more a person's DOSI fluctuates over their life, the more unstable their body becomes and the harder it is for them to recover from illnesses.
- According to recent research, the maximum human lifespan may be biologically constrained by resilience metrics like the DOSI and related biomarkers, with some researchers arguing for a limit of up to 150 years.
- While medical advances may not extend the human lifespan beyond the established limit of 150 years, scientists are currently focusing on quantifying resilience through biomarkers and developing therapies to modify underlying aging processes.
