
09/30/2025
Have you ever wondered what secrets someone who lived to 117 might hold about longevity and health When the world’s oldest living person, Maria Branyas Morera, passed away, she left behind one powerful wish. “study me so I can help others” and researchers are doing just that.
Maria Branyas Morera was the oldest living person in the world when she died at 117 in August 2024, and she passed with one fervent wish.“Señora Branyas told us: ‘Please study me so I can help others,’ ”