Ageing and Longevity

Here's why your biological age is a better health indicator than your actual age

Lifestyle factors heavily influence biological age, including social connectedness and exercise.

Lifestyle factors heavily influence biological age, including social connectedness and exercise. Image: Unsplash/Katarzyna Grabowska

Aditi Gurkar
Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
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Researchers have found that environmental and lifestyle factors heavily influence biological age.
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Molecular markers may serve as biological age fingerprints.
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