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Lauren Clark

How does ageing accelerate in your 40s? 12 things medical experts want you to know

Woman in her 40s laughing with friends.

Your 40s is an exciting time of life, in which you can enjoy the confidence gained in previous decades and enjoy the fruits of challenges overcome in previous decades - whether career or family. However, with your diary likely balancing many things, it is also important to be aware of your health at this age.

That’s because recent research by Stanford University has shown that humans dramatically age in two bursts - the first being aged 44. This stage, the scientists suggested, correlated with a spike in certain health issues. For women, in particular, this is a decade when physiological changes mean certain conditions are more likely.

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