Internal ‘clock’ makes some people age faster and die younger – regardless of lifestyle
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Study could explain why even with healthy lifestyles some people die younger than others, and raises future possibility of extending the human lifespan.
By Hannah Devlin
Scientists have found the most definitive evidence yet that some people are destined to age quicker and die younger than others – regardless of their lifestyle.
The findings could explain the seemingly random and unfair way that death is sometimes dealt out, and raise the intriguing future possibility of being able to extend the natural human lifespan.
“You get people who are vegan, sleep ten hours a day, have a low-stress job, and still end up dying young,” said Steve Horvath, a biostatistician who led the research at the University of California, Los Angeles. “We’ve shown some people have a faster innate ageing rate.”
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