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Your biological age predicts dementia and stroke regardless of your actual age – new study

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par Jonathan Ka Long Mak, PhD Candidate, Karolinska Institutet
Sara Hägg, Associate Professor, Molecular Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet

As we journey through life, the risk of developing chronic diseases, including cancer, heart disease and neurological disorders, increases significantly. However, while we all grow older chronologically at the same pace, biologically, our clocks can tick faster or slower. Relying solely on chronological age – the number of years since birth – is inadequate to measure the body’s internal biological age.

This discrepancy has prompted scientists to find ways to determine a person’s biological…

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