The tiny blood vessels in your eyes might hold the key to predicting a person’s risk of developing heart disease and how fast they’re biologically aging, according to researchers at McMaster University and Population Health Research Institute (PHRI) – a joint institute of Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster.
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Eye scans reveal clues to aging and heart disease risk, study finds
October 24, 2025
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