People change a lot when they are 44 years old, Here’s the Scientific Explanation

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – If you are 43 years old, be ready for big changes in a year. Because according to research, people change a lot at the age of 44 years.

Not only 44 years old, changes also occur at the age of 60 years. Research is finding out why there is a spike in health problems at certain ages.

“The mid-40s seem to have been a time of great change, just like the early 60s, and this applies to whatever type of molecule you’re looking at.” ,” explained researcher Michael Snyder, director of the Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University, quoted from the Guardian, Thursday (15/8/2024).

The findings were the result of monitoring different molecules in people aged 25 to 75 years. There were 108 volunteers who submitted blood and stool samples, skin, mouth and nose swabs over several months over one to seven years.

The researchers investigated 135 thousand different molecules, namely RNA, proteins and metabolites. As well as studying related microbes, which are bacteria, viruses and fungi that live in the intestines and skin.

It turned out that the group of molecules with the greatest movement was found in people in the mid-40s and early 60s.

The mid-40s often experience an increase in age. The first hypothesis was due to perimenopausal changes in women.

However, the data revealed that the same thing happened to men in the same age group. Another researcher, Xiaotao Shen, explained that this means that there are other factors related to this change.

“This suggests that while menopause or pre-menopause may contribute to the changes seen in women in their mid-40s, other, more important factors may be influencing these changes, both in men and women, “explained Shen, who is also an entrepreneur. who was a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford medical school.

The first wave of changes in molecules was related to cardiovascular diseases and the ability to metabolize caffeine, alcohol and lipids. At the same time, the second wave is related to immunity, carbohydrate metabolism and kidney function.

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