Can We Change How Fast Humans Age? A New Study Is Getting Closer to the Answer
Can we objectively tell how fast we are aging? With a good measure, scientists might be able to change our rate of aging to live longer and healthier lives. Researchers know that some people age faster than others and have been trying to concisely measure the internal physiological changes that lead to worsening health with age.
For years, researchers have been using clinical factors normally collected at physicals, such as hypertension, cholesterol, and weight, as indicators to predict aging. The idea was that these measures could determine whether someone is a fast or slow ager at any point in their