Simple blood test ‘could predict risk of major diseases decades later’

A new study has found that biological ageing in one organ may affect other organs and a simple blood test could help pick this up (Alamy/PA) -

A simple blood test to identify which organs in the body are ageing at different rates could predict the risk of major diseases such as cancer decades later, researchers say.

A new study found that one blood test could not only pick up future problems relating to particular organs, but also how they create issues in another part of the body.