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‘Superagers’ Are Living—and Thriving—Long Past 80. Could I Be One of Them? - WSJ (opens in a new tab)
‘Superagers’ Are Living—and Thriving—Long Past 80. Could I Be One of Them? · 2026-10-09
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‘Superagers’ Are Living—and Thriving—Long Past 80. Could I Be One of Them? - WSJ
‘Superagers’ Are Living—and Thriving—Long Past 80. Could I Be One of Them? · 2026-10-09
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Several studies could be the source of this story.
More than one paper fits the article's details, and none fits well enough to single out. Checking claims against the wrong study would be worse than not checking them at all.
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Several studies could fit.
More than one paper fits the article's details, and none fits well enough to single out. Checking claims against the wrong study would be worse than not checking them at all.
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Claim 1 of 4Not checkedThe article is about 'superagers'—people who are living and thriving long past age 80.View evidenceHide evidence
As statedlong past 80
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Claim 2 of 4Not checkedThe writer signed up for a longevity fitness competition to find out how well they were aging.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 4Not checkedThe Super Age Games uses challenges that measure cognitive and physical fitness and turn the result into an age score.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 4Not checkedThe event is presented as a friendly, celebratory competition rather than a tech-driven gimmick.View evidenceHide evidence
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No exact source, but these papers are close.
PubMed, Crossref, Europe PMC · 15 candidate papers
Cognitive and physical benefits of a game-like dual-task exercise among the oldest nursing home residents in Japan.
Alzheimer's & Dementia (New York, N. Y.) · 2022 · PubMed
Association of physical activity and cognitive function among Chinese older adults
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Psychological well-being in cognitively intact adults aged 80+: Findings from the SuperAging Research Initiative.
Frontiers in Psychology · 2026 · PubMed, Europe PMC
Physical and cognitive function to explain the quality of life among older adults with cognitive impairment: Exploring cognitive function as a mediator
2022 · Crossref
WDR12 and HIVEP3 are contributors to cognitive preservation in Amish SuperAgers.
2026 · Europe PMC
And 10 more candidates considered.