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Subtle signs of aging you should be aware of
Ancient viruses in your DNA may influence your aging process
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Researchers have discovered DNA markers associated with retroelements — ancient viral remnants within our genes — that act as highly accurate epigenetic clocks for predicting chronological age. The study, published in the Aging Cell journal, found that these retroelement clocks embedded in the human genome detect unique aging signals that other chronological age-measuring clocks have not previously recognized.
Growing older is part of the human experience. And while our life expectancy has come a long way in the last several decades, earlier than we'd like comes the time when the signs of aging become obvious and we have to deal with the pros and cons of the aging process. Some signs of aging are quite easy to spot: just looking at our skin and hair will gives a hint about it. But there are many other, more subtle, signs of aging that we might not think of as such sometimes.
Click through the following gallery and learn more about these subtle signs of aging, and what you can do about them.
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