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The Secret to Living Past 110? An Army of Cancer-Killing Immune Cells
25 August, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi
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The Secret to Living Past 110? An Army of Cancer-Killing Immune Cells
Posted on 25 August, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi
What if the key to extreme longevity isn’t slowing down ageing, but an immune system that keeps adapting? A study published in Cell Reports reveals that supercentenarians — people aged 110 and older — carry unusually large populations of a rare type of cancer-killing immune cell, offering a striking new perspective on how some individuals reach extraordinary ages while fending off heart disease, dementia and cancer.
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Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 25 August.
- Montreal taken by the Iroquois
- William Herschel discoverer of Uranus dies at age 85
- Uruguay declares independence from Brazil (National Day)
- Belgium begins revolt against the Netherlands
- NY Sun publishes moon hoax story about John Herschel
- Combination rail & ferry service available from SF to Alameda
- Matthew Webb becomes 1st to swim the English Channel
- 1st scheduled passenger service by airplane (Paris-London)
- Yankee Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying the record
- Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game
- Graf Zeppelin passes over SF for LA after trans-Pacific voyage
- Paris liberated from Nazi occupation
- Tiger's Virgil Trucks no hits the Yankees
- Yanks beat Twins 5-4 in 19 innings
- Voyager 2 closest approach to Saturn & discovers thousands of rings
- Dow Jones average of industrial stocks reaches 2722.42 a record