A Simple Test to Measure How Fast Your Body is Aging
A Targeted Epigenetic Clock for the Prediction of Biological Age
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Scientists created a blood test using 6 specific genetic markers (from genes like ELOVL2 and SIRT7) to measure your biological age - how old your body really is, not just your birthday age. They tested it on nearly 1,000 people including healthy adults, people with Down syndrome (who age faster), and supercentenarians (who age slower).
Surprising Findings
The test showed centenarians have lower biological age than their actual age - meaning their bodies are genuinely younger
We often think of 100-year-olds as 'old' but this suggests supercentenarians have fundamentally different aging biology - they're not just surviving longer, they're aging slower
Practical Takeaways
If you're interested in testing your biological age, targeted epigenetic clocks like this are becoming more available - but interpret results cautiously
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a healthcare professional. Terms
Scientists created a blood test using 6 specific genetic markers (from genes like ELOVL2 and SIRT7) to measure your biological age - how old your body really is, not just your birthday age. They tested it on nearly 1,000 people including healthy adults, people with Down syndrome (who age faster), and supercentenarians (who age slower).
Surprising Findings
The test showed centenarians have lower biological age than their actual age - meaning their bodies are genuinely younger
We often think of 100-year-olds as 'old' but this suggests supercentenarians have fundamentally different aging biology - they're not just surviving longer, they're aging slower
Practical Takeaways
If you're interested in testing your biological age, targeted epigenetic clocks like this are becoming more available - but interpret results cautiously
Publication
Journal
Cells
Year
2022
Authors
Noémie Gensous, C. Sala, C. Pirazzini, F. Ravaioli, M. Milazzo, K. Kwiatkowska, E. Marasco, S. De Fanti, C. Giuliani, Camilla Pellegrini, A. Santoro, M. Capri, S. Salvioli, Daniela S. Monti, G. Castellani, C. Franceschi, M. Bacalini, P. Garagnani