Tuesday, July 23, 2013

The Quest For Common, Unadulterated Measures Of The Aging Process

Searching For Meaningful Markers by David Stipp.  The New York Times.  July 22, 2013.

(1)  Why are wrinkles and age-related rises in blood pressure problematic for a common measure of aging?

(2)  What are some of the possible applications of a common measure of aging?

(3)  Biomarkers of aging should foretell the remaining life span of a middle-aged person better than _______________________,

(4)  According to one study the eye's ability to ______________________ was among the most predictive of lifespan.

(5)  Epigenetic markers predictably _____________________ and could perhaps therefore could be a measure of aging.

(6)  Men appear to age on average ____________ faster than women.

(7)  Tumor cells age ___________________ more than normal cells.

(8)  Aging-rate tests may someday be ____________________.

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