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Media Storm: Friends for Life by Julie Winokur and Ed Kashi
This resource presents an online video that tells the heartwarming story of two elderly men who met by chance one day at Wal-Mart and became lifelong committed friends. Transcript is also available. [8:18]
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Science Friday: Good Health Alone May Not Be the Key to Longevity
Researchers studying longevity made the unexpected discovery that older people may be no healthier than the average person, and may have just as many bad habits, e.g., smoking, drinking, etc. Aired Aug. 5, 2011 [12:10]
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Science Friday: Centenarian Genes
New research takes a close look at what genetic factors are associated with the exceptionally-long-lived.