22-12-2024 19:47 via science.slashdot.org

Aging Isn't Linear, Researchers Discover: 'Dramatic Change' in Mid-40s, Early 60s

An anonymous reader shared this report from Health magazine:
"Most people think of aging as occurring gradually, constantly, and linearly," senior study author Michael Snyder, PhD, a professor of genetics and director of the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University, told Health. But "we're not just changing gradually over time; there are some really dramatic changes," Snyder said in a news release. "It turns out the mid-40s is a time of dramatic change, as is the earl
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