Ageing Accelerates Earlier Than Thought New Research Reveals

A Chinese study finds ageing speeds up between 45 and 55, with some organs aging earlier and at different rates.

Ageing Accelerates Earlier Than Thought New Research Reveals

Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences analyzed tissue samples from heart, liver, pancreas, spleen, lungs, skin and muscles. They found the ageing process appears to speed up between ages 45 and 55, and that ageing occurs at different rates in different organs. Notably, signs of ageing appear around age 30 in the spleen, aorta and adrenal gland, with the aorta showing the largest protein changes in the 45 to 55 window.

Experts caution that ageing is not uniform across the body and that the finding could guide future therapies and interventions, though applying any approach will require careful testing and long-term studies.

The result challenges the idea of a single aging clock. If organs age at different times, therapies may need to be personalized rather than one-size-fits-all. The study also raises questions about how lifestyle choices interact with these organ-specific clocks and what this means for public health guidance.

Limitations include a focus on tissue signals and the need for longitudinal work to prove real clinical benefits. As science moves from signals to therapies, equity and access will determine who benefits from any future interventions.

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Ongoing research will tell us how to turn these signals into practical health gains.