# @healthline on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DbtU8yXk7DC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/68952400-healthline-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-06T18:11:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Healthline (@healthline) — https://gondola.cc/healthline

## Caption

🧬 A new study modeled what would happen if every hallmark of aging were wiped out except DNA mutations. The result? A theoretical max lifespan that blows past the current record of 122 years.

Researchers stress this is a mathematical model, not a medical breakthrough. But it does suggest DNA damage in cells like neurons may be the real ceiling on how long we can live.

🔗 Click the link in bio for the number researchers landed on. It's higher than you'd guess.

#longevity #healthnews #aging #science #longevityresearch

Before you read it, we reviewed it.
Article Medically Reviewed By: Jill Seladi-Schulman, Ph.D.
Article Review Date: 8/1/2026
Source: Mammoser, G. (August 1, 2026). Can Humans Live Forever? Healthline. https://www.healthline.com/health-news/ultimate-limit-human-lifespan

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aging, science, healthnews, longevity, longevityresearch

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