Ageing body scans to aid understanding of why diseases occur

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Scanning old(er) people in UK for research.

The world’s biggest human imaging project is set to rescan the brains and bodies of 60,000 UK volunteers to find new ways of treating and preventing disease.

By looking at how bodies age, the study could help predict those more likely to develop dementia or different cancers.

The study has already led to a genetic test for people born with an increased risk of coronary heart disease.

Like me, all the volunteers are part of UK Biobank, and researchers in more than 90 countries are using the database for health-related studies.

Ageing body scans to aid understanding of why diseases occur

[LongDriver]

Long overdue IMO