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Nightlife Health - The Ageing of Our Organs

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A newborn baby, date unknown.(Unsplash: Janko Ferlič)

Our organs are ageing, and in each of us there is a varying organ clock. Did you know the biological age of some organ systems can differ from a person's chronological age? The differences between those ages can help us assess a person's risk of chronic illness and premature mortality. Professor Andrew Zalesky from the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Melbourne joined Philip Clark to discuss organ age clocks for the brain and seven body systems. 

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Health, Human Interest
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