Did you know that your fingernails can reveal how you’re ageing, and that longevity experts think factors like when you eat breakfast might affect your lifespan? These small details seek to ...

Ireland’s oldest person has died at home in Co Donegal. Ruby Druce, who was 109 years old, died peacefully yesterday evening at her niece Carmel’s home in Castlefinn. Born in 1915, Mrs Druce ...

Named as Ireland’s oldest person last August following the death of Galway woman Phyllis Furness, Ms Druce celebrated her 109 th birthday on New Year’s Eve. Born and raised in Castlefinn, Ruby came to ...

A study of a woman who died in 2024 as the oldest person on Earth attempts to untangle the factors that enable some people to ward off disease in old age.

The woman thought to have been Ireland’s oldest resident “enriched the lives of so many”, her funeral Mass has heard. A large crowd gathered in the Border village of Castlefinn, Co Donegal ...

Ireland's oldest person — who lived through two world wars and two pandemics — has died at her home in Co Donegal at the age of 109. Ruby Druce died peacefully on Thursday at her niece's home ...

SCIENTISTS have discovered a “blueprint” for long life by decoding the DNA of the world’s oldest person who died last year at 117. Maria Branyas Morera, an American-Catalan woman, was ...

When Maria Branyas Morera died in August 2024 at the age of 117, she left behind more than just a legacy as the world’s oldest person. A new study of her genes, microbiome, and lifestyle reveals ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Ruby Druce, who died last week at the age of 109, has been remembered as an “exceptional” woman who enriched the lives of so many people in many different ways. Ruby Druce, who was Ireland’s ...

The oldest verified person in the world is a woman who lived to the incredible age of of 122 years and 164 days before passing away on August 4, 1997. Jeanne Calment was born in Arles, France on ...