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Scientists develop blood test that reveals how fast your organs are aging | The scientists found that an organ's biological age strongly predicts the risk of related diseases


While most people mark their age by the number of birthdays they've celebrated, scientists have long known that the body's organs do not all age at the...

He believes that as the technology improves and focuses on key organs like the brain, heart, and immune system, the cost will decrease and the test's predictive power will increase. The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health, the Milky Way Foundation, the Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience, and the Stanford Alzheimer's Disease Research Center. As research continues, scientists hope to use organ-age assessments to better understand how lifestyle, diet, and medications influence aging – and to develop new strategies for keeping organs youthful and healthy for longer.

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