It was discovered that Maria Breyas Morera, supercentenara born in the US who died in Spain in August last year, had a baby’s microbiota
Maria Branyas Morera died at 117 years old: X
The woman born in the US, who died in Spain, in August last year, at the age of 117, assigned her longevity “good luck and genetics”. And, of course, Maria Breyas Morera was right, writes theguardian.com.
A study of Branyas’s microbiome and DNA, which scientists began to perform before his death, would have determined that the genes inherited by it allowed his cells to feel and behave as if they were 17 years younger than they were in reality.
And Branyas’s microbiota – which refers primarily to the bacteria in the intestines of people who have a role in maintaining their health – reflected that of a child, according to research led by the genetic professor Esteller from the University of Barcelona, a top expert in aging.
The daily Ara, which covers the Catalan region in which Brayas lived most of his life, reported for the first time about the results of the study about what was described as “the privileged genome“Of Branyas in early March. Esteller’s team found that Branyas has kept his lucidity until the end of his life.
And the conditions she faced during her golden years have been largely limited to joint pain and hearing loss.
ARA reported that Esteller’s work on Brayas is the most complete research so far on a so -called supercentenary – a person who is 110 years old or more – as well as possible explanations for the longevity that marks some lives in particular.
The researchers noted how Branyas made a series of healthy elections in terms of lifestyle, which also helped her take advantage of her unique genetic composition. She joined a Mediterranean diet that included three yogurts a day.
The woman avoided the consumption of alcohol and smoking, enjoyed walks and constantly surrounded her family and loved ones, all helping her, it seems, to avoid the physical and mental decline that could have shortened her life, the researchers concluded.
Esteller and his colleagues have said that he hopes that Brayas study will provide useful information to those trying to develop drugs and treatments for age -related diseases.
They said that Brayas exemplified how aging and disease – at least under certain conditions – you don’t necessarily have to go hand in hand. Also, the results of the genetic study performed on it “challenge the perception that the two are inexorably linked“They said, according to the Spanish agency EFE.
Branyas was born in San Francisco on March 4, 1907, after her parents moved from Spain and Mexico to the US. She also lived in Texas and New Orleans, before her family returned to Spain in 1915 – in full World War – and settle in Catalonia.
Some of the major global events he later experienced were the Spanish Civil War, World War II, the 1918th and Covid-19th flu pandemic.
She held the first page of international newspapers by contracting Covid in 2020, when Spain was one of the most affected by the virus, and the protective vaccines were not yet available. But the infection with Covid was asymptomatic, and she recovered relatively easy.
Branyas obtained the recognition of Guinness World Records as the oldest person in the world in January 2023, after the death of the French monk Lucile Randon, 118 years old. Prayed by the site of the Guinness organization to contemplate its longevity, Brayas put it on account “Order, tranquility, good connection with family and friends, contact with nature, emotional stability, worry, without regret, with much positivity and staying away from toxic people.”
“I think longevity also means to be lucky,” added Branyas, who later expressed in life with the help of a Voice-Text device. “Good luck and good genetics. “
Mom, grandmother and great great-grandfather, she died on August 19 in an asylum in the city of Northeast Spain, where she has lived the last two decades.
Starting on Wednesday, the oldest person in the world was Brazilian Inah Canabarro Lucas, 116 years old, according to the Longeviquest website, a supercentennari authority.
