A newly refined method for measuring the Pace of Aging in population-based studies provides a powerful tool for predicting risks associated with aging, including chronic illness, cognitive impairment, ...

Population aging is the central demographic phenomenon of the century and is unprecedented in human history 1,2. Current trends are driven primarily by gains in life expectancy for older adults 3,4,5.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Many of us feel invincible when we are young, believing we can control the aging process so that we’ll always stay forever young, ...