Some researchers are challenging the belief that age is determined by your date of birth.
A person's biological age can differ from the chronological age determined by their date of birth, researchers say.In the future, they hope biological age will be measured at routine doctor visits.Researchers say they can measure the biological age of a person's brain and organs, challenging the belief that age is determined by your date of birth.
In a study published in Nature Medicine, Dr Ye Ella Tian, the lead author from the University of Melbourne's Department of Psychiatry, and colleagues demonstrate how a person's chronological age might differ from their biological age. "So, if your heart appears older than your chronological age, it is more likely that your kidneys, lungs, bones and brain will also appear older.
"A lot of the biomarkers and measures are already routinely clinically used - so they can be measured in that sense," he told the AAP news agency on Monday.
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