A new international study shows that some people's biological clock plays a powerful role for their life expectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices.
A
new
international
study
shows
that
some
people
's
biological
clock
plays
a
powerful
role
for
their
life
expectancy
,
regardless
of
lifestyle
choices
.
Published in the latest issue ofAgingon Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to explain why some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others.
Published
in
the
latest
issue
ofAgingon
Wednesday
,
the
study
has
found
the
most
definitive
evidence
to
explain
why
some
people
keep
healthy
lifestyle
but
die
younger
than
others
.
Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), led a team of 65 scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samples collected from 13, 000 people and estimate their lifespan.
Geneticist
Steve
Horvath
from
the
University
of
California
,
Los
Angeles
(
UCLA
)
,
led
a
team
of
65
scientists
around
the
world
to
record
age-related
changes
to
human
DNA
,
analyse
blood
samples
collected
from
13
,
000
people
and
estimate
their
lifespan
.
A higher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, the study says.
A
higher
biological
age
,
regardless
of
actual
age
,
consistently
predicts
an
earlier
death
,
the
study
says
.
"You get people who are vegan, sleep 10 hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young," Horvath said in a statement.
``
You
get
people
who
are
vegan
,
sleep
10
hours
a
day
,
have
a
low-stress
job
,
and
still
end
up
dying
young
,
''
Horvath
said
in
a
statement
.
"We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate."
``
We
have
shown
some
people
have
a
faster
innate
aging
rate
.
''
The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, which translated to a roughly 50 percent higher than average risk of death at any age.
The
findings
discovered
that
5
percent
of
the
population
ages
at
a
faster
biological
rate
,
which
translated
to
a
roughly
50
percent
higher
than
average
risk
of
death
at
any
age
.
"The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate aging rate," Horvath said, adding that "this is an important milestone to realizing this dream."
``
The
great
hope
is
that
we
find
anti-aging
interventions
that
would
slow
your
innate
aging
rate
,
''
Horvath
said
,
adding
that
``
this
is
an
important
milestone
to
realizing
this
dream
.
''
A new international study shows that some people's biological clock plays a powerful role for their life expectancy, regardless of lifestyle choices.  Published in the latest issue ofAgingon Wednesday, the study has found the most definitive evidence to explain why some people keep healthy lifestyle but die younger than others.  Geneticist Steve Horvath from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), led a team of 65 scientists around the world to record age-related changes to human DNA, analyse blood samples collected from 13, 000 people and estimate their lifespan.  A higher biological age, regardless of actual age, consistently predicts an earlier death, the study says.  "You get people who are vegan, sleep 10 hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young," Horvath said in a statement. "We have shown some people have a faster innate aging rate."  The findings discovered that 5 percent of the population ages at a faster biological rate, which translated to a roughly 50 percent higher than average risk of death at any age.  "The great hope is that we find anti-aging interventions that would slow your innate aging rate," Horvath said, adding that "this is an important milestone to realizing this dream."