9.
Declines in Hormone Levels
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Hormone levels run down with age and so do all
of the body systems they regulate
10.
Susceptibility to Cancers
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Risk of cell cancer pathology due to shift in gene
expression increases radically with aging
11.
Susceptibility to Cardiovascular Disease
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Cardiovascular diseases are the biggest killers of
old people
Major theories of aging
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