The SARS-CoV-2 infection determines the COVID-19 syndrome characterized, in the worst
cases, by severe respiratory distress, pulmonary and cardiac fibrosis, inflammatory cytokine …

Chronological age is a risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19. Previous
findings indicate that epigenetic age could be altered in viral infection. However, the …

The incidence of severe manifestations of COVID-19 increases with age with older patients
showing the highest mortality, suggesting that molecular pathways underlying aging …

Within the past several decades, the emergence and spread of infectious diseases with
pandemic potential have endangered human lives. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

Observational data from China, the United States, France, and Italy suggest that aging is an
adverse COVID-19 outcome risk factor, with older patients having a higher severity and …

Telomeres are non-coding DNA sequences that protect chromosome ends and shorten with
age. Short telomere length (TL) is associated with chronic diseases and …

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) causes the
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19), known to be more common in the elderly, who also …

Several traditional observational studies suggested an association between COVID‐19 and
leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a biomarker for biological age. However, whether there …

The severity and outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) largely depends on a
patient's age. Adults over 65 years of age represent 80% of hospitalizations and have a 23 …

While the full impact of COVID-19 is not yet clear, early studies have indicated that upwards
of 10% of patients experience COVID-19 symptoms longer than 3 weeks, known as Long …