Age Accelerators

WHY ARE some people more agile than others of the same age? The answer lies partly in their exposure to gerontogens, or factors which affect ageing. Gerontogens, such as benzene from car exhaust, cigarette smoke, chemotherapy or even stress, hasten ageing. Study of such factors could help in devising blood tests or biomarkers to undersatnd and slow down rates of physiological and molecular ageing.


Down To Earth, June, 2014