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Scientists find new way to measure someones biological age using just their blood

Scientists at Stanford University have found that a certain protein within human blood that can be used to determine someone's biological age. This discovery has given researchers some new insight into the human aging process and is one step further on the path to finding a way to reverse aging entirely.

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