A recently published paper in Cardiovascular Research found that a gene frequently found in centenarians could safeguard heart functionality. In a rodent model, a team of researchers found that the bactericidal/permeability-increasing fold-containing family-B member-4 gene (BPIFB4) gene protected against deterioration of heart function in middle-aged mice (14 months old). The researchers, led by Professor Paolo Madeddu of the University…