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A newly refined method for measuring the pace of aging helps predict risks related to aging, including chronic illness, cognitive impairment, disability, and mortality.

Developed at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, this approach allows researchers and policymakers to quantify the speed of age-related health decline in individuals and populations.

The new approach utilizes data from dried blood spots, physical exams, and performance tests conducted in participants' homes at up to three time points over eight years of follow-up.