Why some people age faster. And the 400 genes behind it

Some ease into their 90s with mind and body intact, while others battle diabetes, Alzheimer’s or mobility issues decades earlier. Some can withstand a bad fall or bout of the flu with ease, while others never leave the hospital again.

New University of Colorado Boulder-led research, published this month in the journal Nature Genetics, sheds light on why that is.

In it, an international team of co-authors identify more than 400 genes…