New technologies are giving scientists a better understanding of how the process of ageing actually works.
For many people, ageing feels like it happens in stops and starts. It turns out there may be a scientific basis for this experience. NYT
For many people, ageing feels like it happens in stops and starts. After a period of smooth sailing, one day, seemingly out of the blue, you have achy knees.
“You wake up in the morning, and you suddenly feel old,” said Dr Steve Hoffmann, a computational biology professor at the Leibniz Institute on Ageing in Jena, Germany. “That’s sort of the takeaway.”
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Original URL: https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/do-we-age-steadily-or-in-bursts-20250307-p5lhw8
