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Mapping how the immune system ages.

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  1. Oct 9, 2026
    BLOOD CELL RATIO LINKED TO LATER DISEASE AND DEATHBlood study · 50,000 adults

    Mix of two immune cell types in blood linked to later disease and death

    A map of 12.4 million blood immune cells from 2,609 adults finds that people whose immune systems lean toward one kind of 'killer' cell had more illness and deaths years later.