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A new blood test can tell how fast our bodies are ageing

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Stanford University researchers have made an incredible discovery. Our organs age at very different speeds, and the speed at which they’re ageing can predict our risk of mortality. The scientists tested for the age of 11 major organs and found that each aged organ increases the risk of mortality.

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