Popular Media
“Looking Ahead to the Days of Old” By Rita Zeidner. This article appeared in The Washington Post on October 5th, 2004. It features an interview with study director, Dr. Thomas Perls as well as centenarian Lloyd Brown. The article is available online at The Washington Post. The article is available at no cost, but registration is required.
“How to Live to be 100 (and not regret it)” By Richard Corliss and Michael D. Lemonick. This article appeared in Time Magazine in the August 30th, 2004 issue and was the cover story. It features an interview with study director, Dr. Thomas Perls as well as a shortened version of Dr. Perls’s Life Expectancy Calculator. The article is available online at http://www.time.com. Subscription required.
Dr. Perls’s Life Expectancy Calculator may be accessed by clicking here- http://www.livingto100.com
Life in the Age of Old, Old Age by Susan Dominus(February 22nd, 2004- New York Times Magazine-registration required)
The Secrets to Longevity by Kathleen Fackelmann(February 23rd, 2004- USA Today)
Study: Aging Well Runs in Families (November 18, 2002 – CNN.com/Health)
Present from Mom and Dad: A Longer Life, Children of Centenarians Live Long and Prosper (November 18, 2002 – MSN Health with WebMD)
Researchers Seek Key To Long Life (May 2, 2001 – Associated Press)
Are You Ready for 100? (April 2001 – Money Magazine)
Making Sense of Centenarians (March 10, 2001 – Science News, Vol. 159, No.10)
Secrets of Centenarians (January 2, 2001 – Family Circle Magazine)
Researcher Spotlight: Thomas T. Perls, M.D., M.P.H. (January 2001 – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Clinical Research Update Vol. 5, Issue 1)
People to Watch (Tuesday, December 26, 2000 – USA Today)
Living to 100 (Thursday, November 20, 2000 – Boston Herald)
Proven Ways To Add Many Very Good Years To Your Life (October 2000 – Bottom Line Tomorrow Magazine)
Centenarians point the way to healthy ageing (March 27, 1999 – THE LANCET, Vol. 353)
What Fountain of Youth? (March 18, 1998 – Letter to the Editor, NY Times)
Foutain of Youth Bubbles in Brains of Oldest Old (March 8, 1998-Harvard University Gazette) Centenarians. And They All Lived Happily Ever After. (February 7, 1998 – The Economist)
How to Live to 100 (June 30, 1997 – Newsweek)
