HKUST launches 5-year study into long lifespans of Chinese people

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has launched a five-year study into why Chinese people often enjoy long lifespans, and hopes to recruit 500 residents aged 90 or older for biomarker analysis using advanced blood testing technologies. HKUST president Professor Nancy Ip Yuk-yu, who is leading the research, said Hong Kong urgently needed to uncover the healthy ageing process as it had become a “super-ageing society” in 2024 under United Nations standards, with more than...

By Emily Hung