Scientists hope that these samples will help reveal the secret of long life and even contribute to the development of drugs against various diseases, including cancer.

What is known about the oldest grandmother on the planet

Maria Branias experienced many important events in human history during her long life. For example:

• earthquake in the USA,
• big fire
• Civil war in Spain
• Covid-19, which he caught in 2020.

Miss Maria was born in San Francisco in 1907, after her Spanish parents immigrated to the United States. In 1914 the family returned to Spain and Maria settled in Barcelona. She has been living in an old people’s home in Olot since 2000.

Maria raised three children:

• His eldest daughter, now 90, is still alive;
• His second daughter, now 79, lives next door.

However, he lost his son in an accident when he was 77 years old.

How is Grandma doing now?

Despite her age, Maria has a sharp intelligence and her only health problems are limited mobility and hearing problems. The impressive but long-lived woman regularly shares her life adventures on social networks.

Miss Maria believes that the secret of her longevity is that she eats natural yoghurt every day, but also has a positive mindset and does not communicate with toxic people.

However, Dr. Josep Carreras Leukemia Research Institute director. Manel Esteller believes that her long life must be the result of something much more than yogurt, and that’s what he’s trying to determine. She visited him in his nursing home and was stunned.

He has a completely clear head. He remembers with striking clarity the events he experienced when he was only four years old and does not have the cardiovascular diseases typical of older people.
he shared.

As part of his research, he plans to analyze 6 billion sections of his DNA, including 200 genes thought to be directly related to the aging process. The scientist hopes that the results of this study will help develop new drugs that will combat diseases often associated with the aging process.