Some people have spend a lot of money and their entire lives trying to cheat death, yet seemingly there is a concrete limit that the human body can withstand, and scientists have nailed down the exact number.
You don't need to study your own erections in order to live as long as possible, as many of the world's record-breaking OAPs have attributed their lengthy lives to their obsession with yoghurt or the good people that they surround themselves with.
Genes and DNA obviously play a huge part in how many birthdays you're able to rack up, and how you choose to live your life has an unmistakeable impact, yet there does come a point where all of us must die eventually, no matter how much you try.
There are more people living into triple figures than ever before thanks to growing life expectancies, and one author even suggests that over half of all five-year-olds on Earth right now will go on to live past the age of 100.
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As reported by LADbible, a new report published in the Nature Communications journal indicates that the so-called "fundamental or absolute limit of human lifespan" is around 150 years, meaning that no matter what happens, out bodies are incapable of surviving past this point.
The oldest ever recorded person across both men and women was Jeanne Calment, who lived until she was 112 years and 164 days old, passing away in 1997, so we're still a long way off reaching that mark — especially for the average person.
It is all based in the cell resilience of humans, as that eventually becomes unsupported after the aforementioned period of time, completely giving out not long after that.
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Other studies have suggested that the average lifespan of humans won't continue to grow as much as it necessarily has over the last century especially, as experts suggest we've already reached a 'soft cap' of sorts.
That doesn't mean that we won't see more people reaching the fabled triple-figure mark, as improvements to quality of life and general health broadly mean that more people have a chance of living longer, but don't expect to suddenly see people surviving for much longer than the records currently state.
Regardless of this, that still won't stop people from trying to engineer their bodies in the most efficient way possible, and who knows what wild and experimental drugs might crop up in the future that give people the opportunity to break the cycle of life, no matter the cost.