Research may reveal why people can suddenly become frail in their 70s
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#5ZWFJ)
Scientists discover catastrophic' change in blood cell composition, raising prospect of new therapies to slow ageing process
A groundbreaking theory of ageing that explains why people can suddenly become frail after reaching their 70s has raised the prospect of new therapies for the decline and diseases of old age.
Researchers in Cambridge discovered a process that drives a catastrophic" change in the composition of blood in older age, increasing the risk of blood cancers and anaemia, and impairing the effectiveness of white blood cells to fight infection.
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