Calculating Biological Age

Calculators for predicting biological age: The idea of biological age is that it shows how your lifestyle and genetics interact to estimate your cellular age more accurately than what the calendar says (chronological age). These biological age calculators are based …

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Hallmarks of Aging

A 2013 paper in the journal Cell defines the way we think of aging as a disease. In the paper, the authors break down the process of aging into what they called the ‘Hallmarks of Aging’. It is essentially a …

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Longevity Genes

There are several genes known as “longevity” genes. Specific variants of these genes have an association with an increased likelihood of living to be 100 or more. And…more importantly, these genetic variants have links to a longer ‘healthspan’. Longevity: The …

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Advanced Glycation End Products

(Note that this article is cross-posted from Genetic Lifehacks) Recent research shows that advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are a causative factor in many degenerative diseases – including almost all of the diseases associated with aging. AGEs have links to Alzheimer’s, heart …

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