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Is your body ageing faster than you? 你的身体器官年龄是否大于你的实际年龄？

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Is your body ageing faster than you? 你的身体器官年龄是否大于你的实际年龄？

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Is your body ageing faster than you?

你的身体器官年龄是否大于你的实际年龄？

US scientists say they can now run a blood test to find out.

美国科学家们说，他们现在可以通过验血找到这个问题的答案。

It checks proteins to look at 11 major organs including the heart, brain and lungs.

通过验血检查蛋白质来评估 11 个主要器官的健康状况，包括心脏、大脑和肺部。

The Stanford University team say they've tried it on thousands of adults, mostly middle-aged or older.

斯坦福大学的这个研究小组表示，他们利用这个方法对数千名成年人进行了评估，其中大多数是中年人或老年人。

Turns out, one in five healthy adults might have at least one fast-ageing organ – according to their results.

结果显示，五分之一的成年人可能至少有一个器官快速老化。

And up to two people in every 100 might have several organs that look "older" than their real age.

而每 100 人中就有差不多两人可能有几个器官看起来比其实际年龄 “老”。

In the study, "older" organs were linked with a higher risk of disease and even death over the next 15 years.

在这项研究中，“衰老” 的器官与接下来 15 年里更高的患病甚至死亡风险有关联。

A rapidly ageing brain might be more prone to dementia for example, and an "older" heart more likely to suffer from heart failure.

例如，快速衰老的大脑可能更容易患失智症，而衰老的心脏则可能更容易患心力衰竭。

Although the idea of testing your organs might be scary, researchers say it's like regularly checking your car – so you can catch problems early.

虽然检查器官年龄这件事情听起来可能有点可怕，但研究人员们说，这就像汽车年检一样，越早查越能及时发现问题。

But experts warn that some might need extra emotional support after getting the results.

但专家们提醒，有些人在得到检查结果后可能需要额外的情感支持。

This test is still in progress and more studies are needed to check how accurate these predictions are.

这项研究仍在进行中，科学家们仍需要做更多的研究来验证这些预测的准确性。

So, would you get the test?

你会去做这项检查吗？