Researchers have developed a new “body clock” tool that calculates the biological age of people and could even predict the risk of disability or death.
The tool, which comes from the University of Washington School of Medicine, uses eight different metrics from a patient’s physical examination and blood to determine the results, according to a UW statement.
The tool’s method, officially called The Health Octo Tool, is detailed in Nature Communication Magazine in a May 5 publication.
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Researchers see this method as complete than current health evaluations, which are usually focused on individual diseases instead of general well-being, according to the first author of the report, Dr. Shabnam Salimi, a acting doctor and instructor in the UW Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Department.
Researchers have developed a new “body clock” tool that calculates the biological age of people and could even predict the risk of disability or death. (Istock)
Using data from large longevity studies, it was found that the Octo Sanitary tool prevailed disability, geriatric syndrome (a group of common health conditions in major adults), a short physical performance battery (a clinical tool that evaluates the function of the minor end in higher adults) and mortality with 90% of accuracy or greater, the study reported.
“A frame based on aging offers a new path to discover biomarkers and therapeutic that aims to specific organ or whole body aging, instead of individual diseases,” said Salimi in the statement.
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The tool focuses on the “entropy of health”, which encompasses the amount of molecular and cellular damage that the body has suffered over time.
This has a direct impact on the function of a person’s general organs and systems, which can be used to determine how fast they grow old, researchers pointed out.
“Aging is a truly analog and non -digital process.”
The tool starts by assigning a “ body disease number ”, which ranges from 1 to 14, depending on whether the patient has experienced diseases that affect the heart, lungs, brain or other specific organ systems.
“Our results showed that age systems at different rhythms, which prompted us to develop a specific age metric of the body system to reflect the aging rate of each organ system and the specific body clock to represent the biological intrinsic age of each system,” said Salimi.
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“Expanding this concept throughout the body, we define the body clock as a composite measure of the intrinsic age and the general body age as the corresponding aging rate.”
Two of the tool components, speed body clock and speed body age, measure biological age affect the speed of walking.
“A frame based on aging offers a new way to discover biomarkers and therapeutics whose purpose is the specific aging of organs or the whole body, instead of individual diseases,” said the main researcher. (Istock)
The disability clock and body age components measure the impact of aging on cognitive function and physical disability, said the launch.
One of the investigations was that some seemingly smaller conditions, such as the hypertension not treated in the first life, could have a significant impact on aging in later years, according to Salimi. This indicates that the treatment of these conditions could rather slow down biological aging.
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For the future, researchers plan to develop a digital application that people can use to keep track of their own biological age, keep track of the speed they grow and measure the impact of lifestyle changes.
“Whether someone is adopting a new diet, exercise or taking on longevity drugs, they will be able to visualize how their body and each organ system respond,” said Salimi.
“Aging is not a linear or totally quantifiable process; it is influenced by countless genetic, molecular, environmental and psychosocial factors known and unknown,” a doctor said. (Istock)
Dr. Brett Osborn, a Florida neurosurgian who also manages a longevity practice, did not participate in the development of the tool, but instead commented on its potential benefits and limitations.
“This tool is distinguished based on its model on easily accessible physical examination findings and standard laboratory tests, offering a potentially practical framework for clinical application,” he told Fox News Digital.
“An application is also being developed to empower patients and promote health habits that will positively affect their health or time that will remain functional and free from disease.”
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The doctor also praised the focus of the OCTO tool on the system -based aging metrics instead of the specific evaluations of the disease.
Osborn, however, noted that there are limitations to this type of proposed biological aging clocks, mainly that they cannot counteract the “inherent complexity of aging”.
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“Aging is not a linear or totally quantifiable process; it is influenced by a myriad of genetic, molecular, environmental and psychosocial factors known and unknown,” said the doctor.
“It is a truly” analog “and” non -digital “process. Therefore, it should not be surprised that no model has captured its entire landscape.”
Most importantly, according to an expert, is to use comprehensive tests and monitoring as a springboard for the training of health habits for life. (Istock)
The UW tool does not take into account certain genetic and DNA processes that influence biological aging, Osborn pointed out.
“Aging watches have also often been reduced when applied to various populations or when individual results (a useful life) are expected,” he added.
“If you save a person’s life by paying attention to their health, this is a victory.”
Instead of determining absolute biological age, Osborn suggests using these tools to track trends over time.
“For example, tools such as OCTO health can help evaluate an individual’s response to interventions, be it a new exercise regime, medicines or lifestyle changes.”
The most important thing, according to Osborn, is to use comprehensive tests and monitoring as a springboard for the formation of health habits of a lifetime.
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“If you save a person’s life by providing their health (manifested as a downward trend), this is a victory.”
The investigation was supported by a national grant of health institutes of the National United States Aging Institute.
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