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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Jane Kirby

THE TRUTH ABOUT: New blood test could predict how you die in decades time - The Untold Story

A simple blood test could predict the risk of major diseases, such as cancer decades later, researchers say - (PA Wire)

A simple blood test could predict a person’s risk of major diseases, such as cancer or dementia, by identifying which organs are ageing at different rates, a new study has found.

Researchers from the University College London (UCL) were able to show that accelerated organ ageing predicted the risk of 30 different diseases over a 20-year period in people who were initially regarded as healthy.

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