Maria Branyas Morera, World's oldest person, celebrated her 117th birthday in San Francisco, USA on Monday, March 4. Maria was born on 4 March 1907 in San Francisco, but returned to Spain with her family when she was 8-years-old to settle in Catalonia.
Morera's lived in the region ever since and has resided in the same nursing home for the past 23 years. Her nursing home stated that she is doing well health-wise, reported Guinness World Records.
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Beyond being hard of hearing and having mobility issues, she has no physical or mental health problems. In fact, she's in such good condition that she has agreed to undergo scientific testing by researchers who hope to gain further insight into the secrets to long life.
Samples of Maria’s saliva, blood and urine have been taken and will be compared with those of her 80-year-old daughter. The researchers hope that assessing Maria’s genes will aid the development of drugs which could combat diseases associated with ageing.