Understanding the Varied Rates of Organ Ageing
Someone’s kidneys could be a decade older, biologically, than their brain
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Recent research has shed light on the fact that our organs do not age at the same rate. In fact, studies have shown that organs like the lungs and kidneys experience a significant burst of ageing in our 20s, decades before other organs like the uterus. This discovery opens up new possibilities for understanding the ageing process and adopting healthy habits that may be particularly beneficial at different stages of life.
This finding is not entirely new. In 2022, researchers at the National University of Singapore found a similar variation in organ ageing based on the analysis of protein molecules in blood.
