A reliable measure of biological age could also set a standard by which to judge the effectiveness of anti-aging therapies. The epigenetic clock found that the Tsimane aged even more slowly than Latinos. The biological clock calculated the age of their blood as two years younger than Latinos and four years younger than Caucasians. Using a new gauge of biological aging, the authors of the latest research found that older African Americans age more slowly than do Caucasians of the same chronological age. Because they track nicely with such baffling demographic patterns, the new study’s findings offer some validation of the epigenetic clock.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2016 21:42 UTC