Centenarian - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Centenarian: Encyclopedia - Centenarian
A centenarian is a person who has attained the age of 100 years or more. The term is associated with longevity because average life expec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centenarian: Encyclopedia Ii - Centenarian - List Of Centenarians
Here is a list of well-known centenarians (with living ones bolded and italicized). This list is divided into sub-lists, according to how...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Supercentenarian: Encyclopedia Ii - Supercentenarian - History
While claims of extreme age have persisted from the earliest times in history, the earliest supercentenarian accepted by Guinness World R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Child: Encyclopedia - Child
A child (plural: children) is a young human. Depending on context it may mean someone who is not yet an adult, or someone who has not yet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Supercentenarian: Encyclopedia Ii - Supercentenarian - Oldest Living People
Supercentenarian - Official oldest living person. From May 2004 to August 2005 Hendrikje van Andel of Hoogeveen, Netherlands (June 29, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ageing: Encyclopedia - Ageing
Ageing or aging is the process of becoming older. This article focuses on the social, cultural, and economic effects of ageing. The biolo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ageing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ageing - Senescence: The Biology Of Ageing
Main article: Senescence In biology, senescence is the state or process of ageing. Cellular senescence is a phenomenon where isolated cel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Child: Encyclopedia Ii - Child - Development
Child development is the study or examination of processes and mechanisms that operate during the physical and mental development of an i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Development: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Development - Biological Development
Development begins with fertilization, the process by which the male gamete, the sperm cell, and the female gamete, the oocyte, fuse to g...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Child: Encyclopedia Ii - Child - Human Development
Human development refers to all forms of development above, often in the context of clinical or developmental psychology, or as human dev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ageing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ageing - Dividing The Lifespan
A human life is often arbitrarily divided into various ages. Because biological changes are slow moving and vary from person to person ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ageing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ageing - Age And The Law
There are variations in many countries as to what age a person legally becomes an adult. In the United States there are issues such as vo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ageing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ageing - Economics And Marketing Of Ageing
The economics of ageing are also of great import. Children and teenagers have little money of their own, but most of it is available for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ageing: Encyclopedia Ii - Ageing - Cultural Variations
Considerable numbers of cultures have less of a problem with age compared with what has been described above, and it is seen as an import...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centenarian: Encyclopedia Ii - Centenarian - Were There Centenarians In Ancient Times?
While the density of centenarians per capita was much less in ancient times than today, the data suggest that reaching the age of 100 was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Centenarian: Encyclopedia Ii - Centenarian - Future Of Centenarians In The Us
The Huffington Center on Aging at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston is another source for information about Centenarians. As repo...   » Read the article