Research
Scientists found a hidden ‘aging clock’ in human blood that can predict future diseases and early death
Earth.com · By Eric Ralls ·
The Brief
- A study of 18,476 people aged 1 to 96 examined whether blood chemistry can indicate how fast a person is aging.
- Some participants had blood chemistry that read older than their birth certificate age.
- Those participants went on to be associated with future disease and early death, according to the Earth.com report.
Why it matters
If a routine blood draw can reveal biological age, it could offer a practical way to identify people at higher risk of future disease and early death.
Who’s affected
- researchers in aging and longevity science
- clinicians and public health researchers interested in disease prediction
- #aging
- #biomarkers
- #blood test
- #longevity
- #disease prediction
Two people born the same year can have bodies that age at different speeds. A routine blood draw may now be enough to tell which is which. In a study of 18,476 people aged 1 to 96, some had blood chemistry that read older than their birth certificate. Those people went on to…