File this under things we’re terrified to know. Still a really important medical discovery though, obvs.
Scientists from King’s College London have come up with a new blood test that could predict when a person will die, their risk of dementia, and their biological age.
The researchers say that looking at how well your body is aging is more useful than your actual ‘years on the planet’ age. Their new test looks for an ‘aging signature’ in your body’s cells by analysing the behaviour of 150 genes.
Some people, they suggest, age more quickly than others, and so may benefit from screenings for dementia and cancer from an earlier age.
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