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A bit of saliva can reveal your biological age and rate of ageing

Individuals age at different rates, therefore chronological age cannot say much

04-Nov-2019

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Elysium Health launches an at-home saliva test to measure the rate of ageing and biological age.

Their product Index uses the Elysium chip to examine global patterns across more than 100,000 sites.

Identify specific DNA methylation sites along the epigenome that correlates with biomarkers.

Initial release will be limited to the current subscribers of their cellular health supplement Basis.

Full public release will be in 2020.

Potential for monitoring overall health, wellness and more diverse applications in the future.

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Elysium Health

A company focused on research and development based on new scientific findings

Index

A saliva test that can be taken at home and then delivered or mailed to the laboratory

Morgan Levine

Founding Principal Investigator at Altos labs, Authored True Age book

Topics mentioned on this page:
Biological Age, Quantified Self