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Wie alt können wir werden? Kölner Alternsforscher im Interview
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Handelsblatt4 days agoScience1 min readGermanyView translation

Wie alt können wir werden? Kölner Alternsforscher im Interview

Der Kölner Alternsforscher Björn Schumacher über biologisches Alter, Gesundheit im Alter und was wir von Hundertjährigen lernen können.

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Der Kölner Alternsforscher Björn Schumacher erklärt im Interview, wie das biologische Alter die Wahrscheinlichkeit altersbedingter Erkrankungen beeinflusst und warum manche Hundertjährige lange fit bleiben.

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Der Kölner Alternsforscher Björn Schumacher erforscht Fragen zum Altern und zur Gesundheit im hohen Alter.

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Frankfurt. Wie alt können wir werden – und vor allem: Wie lange bleiben wir dabei gesund? Der Kölner Alternsforscher Björn Schumacher gehört zu den Wissenschaftlern, die diesen Fragen auf den Grund gehen wollen. Im Interview erklärt er, weshalb manche Hundertjährige fast bis zuletzt fit bleiben – und was wir von ihnen lernen können.

Zentrales Stichwort dabei ist das biologische Alter, das oft nicht mit dem tatsächlichen Lebensalter übereinstimmt, aber viel darüber verraten kann, wie groß unsere Wahrscheinlichkeit ist, altersbedingte Erkrankungen zu entwickeln.

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  • Welche konkreten Faktoren beeinflussen das biologische Alter?
  • Wie lässt sich das biologische Alter im Alltag positiv beeinflussen?

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