Plasma is a critical component in the treatment of many serious health problems. This is why there are frequent blood drives encouraging people to donate blood plasma.
A simple blood test can now be used to estimate your 'biological age'. Biological age, unlike chronological age, looks at how your body id developing or breaking down compared to the average. Knowing this can help identify the people most at risk of age-related diseases, such as dementia.
By compiling a profile of the genes necessary for healthy ageing in 65-year-olds, researchers at King's College London announced they can create a story of biological age with a simple test -- and provide help earlier in possible cases of dementia and Alzheimer's.