There's a lot of emphasis on what AI means for the job market. Aging Americans are already having a larger effect.

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Most people assume old age starts later than it does, but research from the Social Security Administration shows the U.S.

A daily multivitamin did not turn back the clock in any dramatic sense. But in a large clinical trial of older adults, it did appear to slow one version of aging that researchers can measure in blood.

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