A Study Puts The Mysteries Of Ageing Under The Spotlight
Scientists hope to unlock the secrets of ageing by scanning tens of thousands of volunteers bodies’ in the world’s largest human imaging study.
60,000 people were MRI-scanned 9 years ago as part of the, UK Biobank project. The experiment has created the most comprehensive health research database ever.
By rescanning the volunteers’ bone density, brains and other vital organs, researchers hope to get a clearer picture of how our bodies age. The aim is to spot markers for illnesses like cancer, heart disease and dementia.
Prof Paul Matthews of UK Biobank had this to say, “The collection of a repeat set of whole-body scans on such a large scale will enable many more fundamental discoveries, better understanding of early disease stages and their diagnosis, and support the development of new treatments for diseases of mid-to-later life.”
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