Blood Test to Determine Organ Age Could Help Predict Disease Risk

Using a blood test to determine the biological age of a person’s organs could help treat them before they get sick, as well as predict the progression of conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have suggested.

A study by academics in the U.S. found people whose organs were ageing faster than the rest of their body had a higher risk of developing diseases in that particular organ within 15 years. Those with accelerated heart ageing were 250% more likely to have heart failure, while accelerated brain and vascular ageing could predict Alzheimer’s progression better than the best current blood-based biomarker. Read more from The Guardian here.