98.3 The Key: The Best Hits of the 80's 90's and Today! » blood test http://keyw.com Your favorite hit music from the 80's, 90's, and today! Tue, 21 May 2013 13:35:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 New Blood Test Could Predict How Long You Will Live http://keyw.com/new-blood-test-could-predict-how-long-you-will-live/ http://keyw.com/new-blood-test-could-predict-how-long-you-will-live/#comments Wed, 18 May 2011 14:03:44 +0000 Stacy Lee http://keyw.com/?p=3743 Would you get this test if it was widely available in the U.S. ? Do you want to know how long you'll live?

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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