Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 27, 2007

Though exceptional human longevity has captured the imagination for millennia, it has been only in the past fifteen years or so that some of the secrets to very long lives are finally giving way to scientific inquiry.

Written by an international group of experts, this year''s review first considers the methodological and design dilemmas faced in conducting centenarian research. It then offers guida...