Reportedly a team of scientists may finally have found an answer to a question that has long baffled humanity: Is it possible to predict death? Led by the Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in germany, researchers studied 44,168 individuals and found 14 biomarkers in the blood that are “independently associated with death in people of all ages,” according to journal Nature Communications. With over 80 percent accuracy, their predictions about a person's risk of death within the next five to 10 years proved to be significantly more accurate than the ones made through conventional methods, such as measuring blood pressure and cholesterol.

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As researchers on aging, we are keen to determine the biological age”. The calendar age just doesn't say very much about the general state of health of elderly people: one 70 year old is healthy, while another may already be suffering from three diseases," study director Professor Eline Slagboom said in a statement. He added, "We now have a set of biomarkers which may help to identify vulnerable elderly people, who could subsequently be treated."



“In this new study, a number of the markers are validated and implicated in long-term mortality and the authors suggest that more could be, which would be a worthwhile exercise," Dr Amanda, who was not directly involved in the study, commented.


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