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D-IAS Chair co-leading international project that raises DDK 450 million

Kaare Christensen: D-IAS News, October 7, 2019.
READ ONLINE: D-IAS.dk

2018

Women Who Have Their 1st Child In Their 30s May Live Longer
Thomas Perls: Huffinton Post, Canada; August 3, 2018.
READ ONLINE: HuffPost

Having A Baby At This Age Means You Could Actually Live Longer  Women’s Health
Having babies later in life? You might have a longer life, too. The Long Life Family study found that compared to mums who have their last kid at 29, women who have their last child past the age of 33 have twice the chance of living up to the top fifth percentile.
Thomas Perls: Women's Health; July 27, 2018.

Mães aos 33 anos podem chegar aos 95 anos
Thomas Perls: Pai Moderno, Brasil; July 4, 2018.
READ ONLINE: Pai Moderno

This Type of Mom Is More Likely to Live to Age 95 or Older
Paola Sebastiani: Popsugar.parenting, UK; June 28, 2018.
READ ONLINE: Popsugar.co.uk

Why women live longer than men — and how men will benefit from it
Thomas Perls: Boston Globe, US; April 13, 2018.
READ ONLINE: Boston Globe

Centenarians celebrate a century of sunrises at Houston's Clarewood House
Thomas Perls: Chron, Houston-Texas; March 29, 2018
READ ONLINE: Chron.com

2017

Genetic influence on aging into the 90s but not beyond
Thomas Perls: Science Daily, Medical XPress & Eurek Alert; July 18, 2017.
READ ONLINE: Science Daily; Medical XPress; EurekAlert 

2016 

"Skarpe hjørner og runde dage" for 50+ årige er både oplysende og underholdende
Kaare Christensen: Århus Stiftstidende, Fyens Stiftstidende, Fyns Amts Avis, Randers Amtsavis; December 19, 2016. 

Lev længe: Gift dig med den rigtige
Jacob Krabbe Pedersen: Fyens Stiftstidende; October 1, 2016.

Ægteskab kan få betydning for levealderen
Jacob Krabbe Pedersen: Jyllands-Posten; September 30, 2016.

Ægtefællen kan få betydning for din alder
Jacob Krabbe Pedersen: Ny Viden; September 30, 2016.

2015 

110-årige Marie indgik i stort internationalt projekt
[110-year-old Marie was part of an international project]
Dagbladet Holstebro & Folkebladet Lemvig; February 18, 2015.

Boje Mortensen er formlen på et langt liv
[Boje Mortensen has the formula for longevity]
Axel Skytthe: Jydske Vestkysten; January 21, 2015.

- Det største man kan opnå i livet er at blive tilfreds
[The best you can achieve is contentment]
Jydske Vestkysten; January 21, 2015.

Genomet og aldring
[The Genome and ageing]
Lene Christiansen og Kaare Christensen.
Ugeskrift for Læger; November 10, 2014.

Sent gravide kvinder lever længere
[Women who get pregnant later in life tend to live longer]
Nordjyske.dk, Dagens.dk; June 28, 2014.

Ny bevilling til professor på SDU
[Professor at the University of Southern Denmark receives new grant]
Altinget; Berlingske, Fyens Stiftstidende; May 21, 2014.

SDU-forsker deler 173 millioner kroner
[Researcher at the University of Southern Denmark receives part of a 173 million DKK grant]
Fyens Stiftstidende; May 19, 2014.

Aldringsforsker Kaare Christensen og kolleger får millionbevilling
[Researcher Kaare Christensen and his team receive large grant]
Sdu.dk; May 19, 2014.

100-års-fødselar er en del af forskningsprojekt
[Person celebrating her 100th birthday is part of a research project]
Folkebladet Lemvig, TV MidtVest; March 11, 2014.

Family longevity may lessen early onset of dementia
Eureka Times Standard, California; May 14, 2013.

Family longevity could lessen instances of dementia
San Jose Mercury News, California; May 7, 2013.

Graham celebrates 107th
The Laurinburg Exchange, North Carolina; March 22, 2012. 

100 is the new 80: Study to unravel secrets of longevity
Pittsburgh Tribune Review, October 9, 2011.

The Hurlburts; 8 siblings, 702 years - Five sisters, three brothers famous for their longevity
The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA; March 22, 2010.

Odense-forskere i Time Magazine
[Researcher from Odense in Time Magazine]
Fyens Stiftstidende; February 17, 2010.

With medical, lifestyle gaiuns, centenarians' number grow
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania; September 22, 2009.

Town sets off on path to good health; Albert Lea, Minn., applies wisdom from world's longevity champs to try to 'live longer, better'
USA Today; June 15, 2009.

Research group flocks to 106-year-old woman
News-Journal, Daytone Beach, Florida; November 27, 2008.

Family secrets; in our 50s, som of us still have a long way to go, do the researchers say
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania; May 16, 2007.

All in family
The Patriot Ledger, Quency, MA; January 1, 2007.

With age comes wellness wisdom
The Tampa Tribune, Florida; May 27, 2006.

Scientists seek long-lived families to find how they stay healthy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pennsylvania; April 30, 2006.

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