Kidneys deteriorate with age, regardless of health: Study
"What we see is that what happens in our kidneys when we age is representative of all the other things that happen in our bodies. The kidney function deteriorates, not because we get ill, but as part of ageing," said study author Bjorn Odvar Eriksen from UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Loss of kidney function is something that happens to all humans and is, thus, a way to determine ageing in general, Photo: Reuters