Share this articleDoiCopy to clipboardCite this articleResearch: A new era for research into agingeLife 10:e65286.Copy to clipboardEvery major cause of death and disability in the developed world shares a greatest risk factor, and it is probably not what most people would think. Smoking, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and drinking too much alcohol all contribute to disease: however, their contributions are small in comparison to the physiological changes that result from aging. Whether biological aging causes the many functional declines that occur with age, or just permits them, is perhaps...…Share this articleDoiCopy to clipboardCite this articleResearch: A new era for research into agingeLife 10:e65286.Copy to clipboardEvery major cause of death and disability in the developed world shares a greatest risk factor, and it is probably not what most people would think. Smoking, obesity, a sedentary lifestyle and drinking too much alcohol all contribute to disease: however, their contributions are small in comparison to the physiological changes that result from aging. Whether biological aging causes the many functional declines that occur with age, or just permits them, is perhaps...WW…