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New 'biological aging' test predicts your odds of dying within the next 12 months

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CheekAge is a type of epigenetic clock that measures a person's "biological age" The tool looks at patterns of chemicals attached to their DNA.

In a group of adults ages 69 to 101 , the test was strongly associated with the risk of death from any cause.

Further research is needed to determine whether the test can predict other health outcomes.

Send us your questions about how the human body works to [email protected] with the subject line "Health Desk Q" Julie Goldenberg is a journalist based in New York City .

She was a former associate editor at AARP where she reported on aging in America .