She lived to be the world's oldest person. A new study credits genetic variants - and maybe her yogurt habit.

health • 9/25/2025

Maria Branyas Morera once posted on social media about her love for yogurt, saying it "gives life," and hers was a long one.

When Maria Branyas Morera died last year at 117 years and 168 days old, she was the oldest known person in the world. Before she died, she asked doctors to study her. Dr. Manel Esteller, chairman of Genetics at the University of Barcelona's School of... [2576 chars]