Biological age can now be determined by photographs

Researchers from various universities in different countries worked on an artificial intelligence tool called "FaceAge" as part of a study examining the relationship between faces and biological age. The researchers trained the artificial intelligence tool using photos and data from 58,851 people aged 60 and over to enable the estimation of people's biological ages through photos. Analyzing the facial photos of participants, most of whom were cancer patients, using FaceAge, the researchers determined that while the appearance of healthy individuals was close to their real age, the faces of cancer patients appeared approximately 5 years older than their chronological age. The researchers stated that the findings obtained as a result of the study showed that biological age estimations were closely related to physical health, and noted that in this way, the capacity of patients to withstand treatment could be determined.

"MUSCLE MASS AND EYE REGION" CLAIM While the researchers stated that analyses based on biological age could be useful in making decisions about critical treatments, they emphasized that more studies are needed to clearly understand how the system in question works. While it is not known exactly how FaceAge determines a person's biological age, the researchers are considering the possibility that the algorithm may be analyzing people's muscle mass and the areas around their eyes. The results of the study were published in the journal "The Lancet".