AI-driven ‘clock’ predicts aging-related illness and mortality
pharmaphorum
JULY 14, 2021
Scientists in the US have developed an artificial intelligence-powered ‘clock’ that can estimate a person’s chance of developing an illness or dying based on the pattern of cytokines in their blood. The “inflammatory age” or iAge clock – described in the journal Nature Aging – uses a snapshot of the level of chronic inflammation in the body to predict the chances of developing cardiovascular or neurodegenerative diseases and to give an estimate of lifespan.
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