A review from 2010 listed 10 studies of telomere length and early death, of which five found no association whatsoever. Different groups also tried and failed to link the length of telomeres with patientsâ blood pressure, lung function, and grip strength (an indicator of overall health).
World's longest commercial flight - a 9,534 mile route over the Arctic Circle - completes its final journey. The world's longest commercial flight completed its final 9,534mile journey from New Jersey to Singapore this weekend. Singapore Airlines had been running the grueling near-19 hour flight since 2004, but finally decided to pull the journey from its schedules reportedly because it was becoming too expensive to run.
Unitedâs new 787-9 Dreamliner allows it to fly nonstop to faraway places likeâ¦ (Photo: United) On June 1, United Airlines will introduce what it says is the longest scheduled Boeing 787 flight in the world. Measured by distance it will also be the longest scheduled flight by any U.S. carrier, beating out Deltaâs Atlanta-Johannesburg nonstop. It will be longer than Unitedâs current longest flight between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia. At 8,446 miles each way, it will be the longest flight from San Francisco International Airport, swiping that superlative from Etihadâs nonstops to Abu Dhabi.