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How old are we really? What a test can tell us about our biological age

How old are we really? What a test can tell us about our biological age

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Science editor Ian Sample talks to Dr Brian H Chen, an epidemiologist at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, who has conducted research into a variety of biological age tests called epigenetic clocks. He explains what exactly these t

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Direct to consumer tests that claim to tell us our biological – as
opposed to chronological – age are getting a lot of attention, but
what can they really tell us about our health? Science editor Ian
Sample talks to Dr Brian H Chen, an epidemiologist at the
California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, who has
conducted research into a variety of these tests called epigenetic
clocks. He explains what exactly they are measuring and whether,
once we have the results, there are any evidence-based strategies
we can adopt to lower our biological age. Help support our
independent journalism at theguardian.com/sciencepod