Plasma is a critical component in the treatment of many serious health problems. This is why there are frequent blood drives encouraging people to donate blood plasma.
A simple blood test can now be used to estimate your 'biological age'. Biological age, unlike chronological age, looks at how your body id developing or breaking down compared to the average. Knowing this can help identify the people most at risk of age-related diseases, such as dementia.
NOF recommends that you have a bone density test if: 1  you are a woman age 65 or older. 2  you are a man age 70 or older. 3  you break a bone after age 50.  you are a woman of menopausal age with risk 1  factors. you are a postmenopausal woman under age 65 with risk factors.  you are a man age 50-69 with risk factors.