Blood test picks out proteins that accurately predict age

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Discovery could lead to better preventive medicine

Researchers at Stanford University have found a way to reliably predict the age of people based on the levels of 373 proteins circulating in their blood. The team created this physiological clock by analysing the blood of 4263 study participants aged 18 to 95.