107.9 The River » lifespans http://theriver1079.com Casper's Real Rock Variety Sun, 19 May 2013 19:04:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Blood Test Could Predict How Long You Will Live http://theriver1079.com/new-blood-test-could-predict-how-long-you-will-live/ http://theriver1079.com/new-blood-test-could-predict-how-long-you-will-live/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 07:30:52 +0000 Jon Michaels http://theriver1079.com/?p=5170 A blood test that should be available in Europe by the end of the year could give you a pretty good indication of how fast you are aging and how much longer you will live.

The test measures telomeres, structures on the end of each of your chromosomes, which scientists think may hold the key to determining a person's "true age."

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