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Evolution is 'just good enough': Why your body gives up on you after 25

Evolution is 'just good enough': Why your body gives up on you after 25

Update: 2025-11-11
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Dr Karl joined Luke Bradnam on 4BC Breakfast to discuss the science of aging and why a significant decline in metabolism around the mid-40s exacerbates the effects of alcohol.

The discussion outlines a later immune system decline in the mid-60s, which leaves older individuals vulnerable to illnesses

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Evolution is 'just good enough': Why your body gives up on you after 25

Evolution is 'just good enough': Why your body gives up on you after 25

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