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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Blood tests can show how fast your organs are ageing study says | History Defined

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Blood tests can determine how fast a person's internal organs are ageing and if they are at risk of failing, according to a new study.

Scientists in the UK monitored 11 major organs, including the heart and lung, and found that all of them can be subject to "accelerated ageing".

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