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Revisited: why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?

Revisited: why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?

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In this episode from July, Prof Michael Snyder tells Ian Sample what the drivers of these bursts of ageing could be, and how they might be counteracted

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Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not simply a
linear process and we age, according to recent research, in three
accelerated bursts: at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. In this
episode from July, Ian Sample talks to Stanford University’s Prof
Michael Snyder, who explains what the drivers of these bursts of
ageing could be, and how they might be counteracted. Help support
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