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Coverage dated October 8, 2026

Researchers Just Discovered a Possible New ‘Blue Zone’ Where Women Have Exceptionally Long Lives

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Female residents on the island of Sardinia make it to 100 at triple the rate of U.S. women. The mayor has theories as to why.

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  1. The Guardian

    Sardinian village where more women reach 100 may be new centenarian ‘blue zone’ (opens The Guardian)

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    In Bolotana, 70 miles from island’s original blue zone, 13% of women who reach 70 will live on to a century The secret to longevity is being a woman – specifically, a woman in one part of Sardinia. At least, that is the conclusion of a study on centenarians in a tiny mountain village on the Italian …

  2. Inc.

    Researchers Just Discovered a Possible New ‘Blue Zone’ Where Women Have Exceptionally Long Lives (opens Inc.)

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    Female residents on the island of Sardinia make it to 100 at triple the rate of U.S. women. The mayor has theories as to why.