08
December
2016
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00:26
Asia/Singapore

Old, living alone and surprisingly healthy

Duke-NUS Medical School held a three-day conference that delved into centenarian 2 and explores whether centenarians are the realisation of successful ageing. This includes a study led by Prof Koh Woon-Puay from Duke-NUS Medical School, which found that of the Singaporeans aged 85 and older who were in excellent health, one in five lived by themselves.