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If you have noticed a sudden accumulation of wrinkles, aches and pains or a general sensation of having grown older almost overnight, there may be a scientific explanation. Research suggests that rather than being a slow and steady process, aging occurs in at least two accelerated bursts.

The study, which tracked thousands of different molecules in people aged 25 to 75, detected two major waves of age-related changes at around ages 44 and again at 60. The findings could explain why spikes in certain health issues including musculoskeletal problems and cardiovascular disease occur at certain ages.

“We’re not just changing gradually over time. There are some really dramatic changes,” said Prof Michael Snyder, a geneticist and director of the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University and senior author of the study.

“It turns out the mid-40s is a time of dramatic change, as is the early 60s – and that’s true no matter what class of molecules you look at.”

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[-] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

So is it kinda like extra stages of puberty?

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago

My dad had a depression at 60, got visibly older. Looks like him being over 60 is another factor.

[-] whome@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 month ago

47 tomorrow and I feel it

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

This is reassuring, even if not true. The mid-40s slide is a bump, not a new slope.

[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Even more hopeful: a sudden change implies a common trigger and maybe something can be done about that trigger (sorry if the article answered it, I didn’t read)

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 1 month ago

Article focuses on behavior, not on fixing our bodies.

(Humanity has a huge issue blaming the experiencer. A large "you smelt it, you delt it" attitude.)

[-] DJDarren@thelemmy.club 2 points 1 month ago

I’m 44 next month.

Oh.

[-] rustyricotta@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Unless you have the blessed Asian gene where you'll look 30 until your 70s. Several of my friends are far older than myself, but fit right in.

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