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Dutch scientists say human lifespan has limits
Dutch researchers claimed Thursday to have discovered the maximum age "ceiling" for human lifespan, despite growing life expectancy because of better nutrition, living conditions and medical care.
medicalxpress.com
"On average, people live longer, but the very oldest among us have not gotten older over the last thirty years. There is certainly some kind of a wall here. Of course, the average life expectancy has increased. Nevertheless, the maximum ceiling hasn't changed."
Research conducted in The Netherlands has found that the maximum ceiling life span for a female is 115.7 years.
For men, it is slightly lower at 114.1 years but even so, that's a long time.
These findings correlate with a study carried out in America, where a similar lifespan bracket was discovered by researchers.
They determined that a person's maximum lifespan plateaus in their nineties and was unlikely to ever increase beyond 115.