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Health30 December 2025 ByCarly Cassella (Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images) The blood of ‘superagers’ is a potential fountain of youth that scientists are keen to tap into. Emerging evidence suggests that centenarians, who live to 100, and supercentenarians, who live to 110, have unique blood profiles that differ from those who don’t live as long. If scientists […]

Not long ago, the idea of diagnosing a disease with a droplet of blood was considered a pipe dream. Today, this technology could soon become a reality. Decoding drying droplets. Scientists have developed an innovative diagnostic technology that analyzes the full drying process of a blood droplet using machine learning. The process could transform medical

by IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan  Editors’ notes Dr. Eva Mejía-Ramírez, IDIBELL researcher on stem cells and aging and study co-author, working on the lab bench. Credit: IDIBELL-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute Aging is defined as the deterioration of function over time, and it is one of the main risk factors for