A simple blood test to detect how fast internal organs are ageing helped flag increased risks for 30 diseases including lung cancer and cardiovascular conditions, researchers have found.
A study by an international team of scientists revealed surprising results including that the people most susceptible to dementia were those whose immune systems had aged faster than usual, rather than those who had suffered a swifter ageing of their brains in mid-life.
The work highlights how researchers are able to make increasingly sophisticated measurements of ageing and link these with potential health threats.
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