A huge thank you to our friends over at TruDiagnostic who sponsored this video.
Hey, it's me! Blocko. I know my disguise is really good huh? This video contains
top-secret information. If you’re watching with a friend, tell them to get on their own
phone or computer and watch this! The view count depends on it. People have been lying
to you about your own body! There are hidden secrets inside you and they don’t want you
to know! Who’s they you ask!?...Ya know, I’m not sure but it sounds more dramatic.
Hey there! Welcome to Life Noggin!
Your body contains a bunch of secrets inside your DNA! Some of those secrets
can tell us what diseases you might get! DNA is kinda like
a very complex file folder. Just don’t open the Sonic X Mario txt file, okay?
For criminal investigators, DNA matching is an extremely valuable tool that can
sometimes lead to the identification of a perpetrator. But it can do much more than that.
Forensic scientists have been developing ways to
use DNA found at crime scenes to create a profile of the suspect.,
This profile can include what they look like, their lifestyle, and even their age.,
While determining a person’s appearance,
like their eye and hair color, can be done easily enough through DNA phenotyping,
identifying aspects of their lifestyle and age aren’t as straightforward.,
In order to do that, scientists have found ways to analyze the changes that are made to DNA from
environmental factors like diet, stress, and pollution. These don’t mess with the DNA code,
but they can alter how certain genes work, which is a field of science called epigenetics.
One of the changes made to your DNA is DNA methylation,
which is when a methyl molecule–CH3–is added to a DNA segment. As you age,
the amount of DNA methylation changes. Scientists have identified certain
patterns and have developed tests that can be used to estimate a person’s age.,,,
These are called epigenetic clocks and they have
evolved over time as scientists have learned more about aging.
The first generation of epigenetic clocks were made to accurately estimate someone’s
chronological age–the time that’s passed since they were born. They
are useful when you want to identify who a blood or tissue sample belongs
to. That’s easy stuff though! We need some next level hacking. The secrets are locked
in there people! Animator! Do not open that video file or I will ctrl alt delete you!
What if you want to know how someone’s body is aging? This is known as your biological
age and it doesn’t necessarily match your chronological one–it could be higher or
lower depending on your health. That’s right. You’re more than just one age. We actually made
a whole video on it! Age is the #1 risk factor for all chronic disease and death,
so knowing your biological age could help you determine your risk for age-related diseases.
This is what second-generation epigenetic clocks are designed to do. And,
while they are able to predict health outcomes, one company, TruDiagnostic,
has made them even more accurate, creating the first and only third-generation clock.
Instead of using data from lots of people of different ages like previous clocks,
DunedinPACE was developed by professors at Duke and Columbia Universities using data from the same
patients across their lifespans. This makes it easy to control for environmental factors
that have changed over time–like pollution and medications–and has made DunedinPACE the best
predictor of health and quality of life compared to other epigenetic clocks. The more accurate data
we collect from our body, the better we’ll be able to tell what we might go through!
Without the additional noise from those variables, you can actually see how lifestyle choices and
medical interventions affect the age of your body. If we can determine the health
secrets our bodies contain, we can make better decisions that will help us live a long time!
Alright! Everyone out of my hard drive! I have
way too many uh…creative projects for you guys to be snooping around here!
So my question to you the wonderful person watching, how old do you FEEL? Like,
if you’re actually 18, do you really feel 47? Or do you feel your age?
Let me know in the comments below!
TruDiagnostic is an epigenetic research and testing company, specializing in Biological
Aging based on DNA methylation. With the ability to test more than 1,000,000 locations on your DNA,
TruDiagnostic takes biological aging insights to the next level. They only
use published algorithms with documented and proven links to health outcomes. To
learn more about other aging and health-related secrets you can unlock from your epigenetics,
visit TruDiagnostic.com, or click the first link in the description.
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