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Smoking and waist size beat every epigenetic clock tested

An Aging Cell study followed 1,108 middle-aged Finns for up to nine years and found a model built from age, sex, smoking, alcohol and body shape predicted disease better than any aging clock.

Jul 31, 2026

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Longevity genes helped. Not smoking helped far more.

A GeroScience study followed 5,575 Finnish twins for 17.5 years and found a genetic score for long life cut death risk modestly, while heavy smoking more than tripled it.

Jul 31, 2026

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US women reach menopause at 50. One in 10 gets there early.

A NHANES analysis of 15,322 women put median natural menopause at 50, found early menopause in 10% and traced it to smoking, education, sleep and depression.

Jul 31, 2026

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A blood metabolite clock tracked death risk and frailty

GeroScience researchers built an aging clock from 3,686 blood samples across UK and Irish cohorts. Five years of extra metabolic age came with 43% higher death risk.

Jul 31, 2026