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Why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?

Why do we age in dramatic bursts, and what can we do about it?

Science Weekly vor 1 Jahr

Ian Sample hears from Prof Michael Snyder on 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 a simply
linear process. Instead, recent research appears to show that we
age in three accelerated bursts; at about 40, 60 and 80 years old.
To find out what might be going on, Ian Sample hears from Prof
Michael Snyder, the director of the Center for Genomics and
Personalised Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine,
who explains what the drivers of these bursts of ageing could be,
and how they might be counteracted. Help support our independent
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