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Measuring Single-Cell Aging with an Imaging-based Biomarker of Chromatin and Epigenetic Aging
Published on: January 30, 2026
[External migration slows aging]
Abstract:
"In the Netherlands net [immigration] is larger for men than for women. Recently the mean age of the migrants has risen (at the moment the maximum is around 25 years). Most migrants are not married. The demographic characteristics of the migrants differ from the Dutch population.... Although external migration slows down the ageing of the Dutch population, it does not stop this process." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
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