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Your organs have their own age – and it may predict health risks better than your birthday

HEALTH: We’re used to guessing someone’s age by spotting wrinkles or a receding hairline. But figuring out how old their brain, arteries, or kidneys are? That’s a whole different challenge, writes James Liddell

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2025

Blood Test Predicts Organ Failure Risk, Aging Speed

Blood Test Predicts Organ Failure Risk, Aging Speed

Scientists develop doomsday-style method to identify accelerated organ aging and predict diseases like Alzheimer's and heart disease.

Zenger · Dec 7, 2023

People Above 50 May Have Accelerated Aging In At Least 1 Organ; A Blood Test Could Detect It

People Above 50 May Have Accelerated Aging In At Least 1 Organ; A Blood Test Could Detect It

Researchers now say around 18% of healthy adults above the age of 50 face accelerated aging in at least one of their organs.

Medical Daily · Dec 7, 2023

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Blood tests can show how fast your organs are ageing, study says

Study finds 20 per cent of people aged 50 or older had one or more ageing organs

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

New Aging "Clock" Might Reveal Which Organs Are Declining The Fastest

A new study finds a way of studying organ aging by analyzing distinct organ-specific proteins in the blood.

Inverse · Dec 6, 2023

A substance found in young spinal fluid helps old mice remember

A team at Stanford University has reversed memory loss in old mice by flooding their brains with spinal fluid taken from young animals. The finding may hold promise for Alzheimer's research.

WEKU · May 16, 2022

Youthful spinal fluid could help treat Alzheimer's disease, study suggests

The memory of aging mice improved when they received a substance found in the spinal fluid of young animals and young people. The finding suggests a new approach to treating Alzheimer's disease.

WEKU · May 11, 2022

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