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A new brain scan tool shows how quickly your body and mind are aging. It can spot early signs of diseases like dementia, long ...

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A new tool developed by researchers can estimate how fast someone is aging by analyzing a single MRI brain scan, predicting ...

We really think of it as hopefully being a key new tool in forecasting and predicting risk for diseases, especially Alzheimer ...

One MRI scan can now reveal how quickly you're aging. Faster aging links to poor memory, chronic illness, and earlier death.