0 An active lifestyle is key longevity

Live a more active, a lot of adventure, and meeting a lot of people are known to be the key to longevity. People who live more active and extrovert tend to live longer, up to age 90 years, says a study.

According to Professor Robert Moyzis of the University of California, one of the causes of longevity is an active lifestyle. It is known through observation of groups of people in Laguna Woods, part of the Leisure World Cohort Study, which began in 1981. Most of them have aged 90 years, even more, in 2003.

Although most of these people have died, but the genes and cells lining them are still alive and preserved in a lab to be used as research.

In this study, the gene sample of 310 people aged 90 years and above are checked. Researchers find gene variant called DRD4 7R allele, as reported by the Times of India (11/01).

These genes were identified related to longevity and found in nearly 66 percent of people aged 90 years and over, compared with people aged 45 years.

Discovery of gene variants that are key longevity can inspire people to be more active in life as we age.