The information theory of aging

YR Lu, X Tian, DA Sinclair - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Information storage and retrieval is essential for all life. In biology, information is
primarily stored in two distinct ways: the genome, comprising nucleic acids, acts as a …

Biomarkers of aging for the identification and evaluation of longevity interventions

M Moqri, C Herzog, JR Poganik, J Justice, DW Belsky… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
With the rapid expansion of aging biology research, the identification and evaluation of
longevity interventions in humans have become key goals of this field. Biomarkers of aging …

Multi-omic rejuvenation and lifespan extension on exposure to youthful circulation

B Zhang, DE Lee, A Trapp, A Tyshkovskiy, AT Lu… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
Heterochronic parabiosis (HPB) is known for its functional rejuvenation effects across
several mouse tissues. However, its impact on biological age and long-term health is …

Tracking single-cell evolution using clock-like chromatin accessibility loci

Y Xiao, W Jin, L Ju, J Fu, G Wang, M Yu, F Chen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Single-cell chromatin accessibility sequencing (scATAC-seq) reconstructs developmental
trajectory by phenotypic similarity. However, inferring the exact developmental trajectory is …

The rate of epigenetic drift scales with maximum lifespan across mammals

EM Bertucci-Richter, BB Parrott - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Epigenetic drift or “disorder” increases across the mouse lifespan and is suggested to
underlie epigenetic clock signals. While the role of epigenetic drift in determining maximum …

[HTML][HTML] The evolution of aging and lifespan

S Li, JM Vazquez, PH Sudmant - Trends in Genetics, 2023 - cell.com
Aging is a nearly inescapable trait among organisms yet lifespan varies tremendously
across different species and spans several orders of magnitude in vertebrates alone. This …

Reversal of biological age in multiple rat organs by young porcine plasma fraction

S Horvath, K Singh, K Raj, SI Khairnar, A Sanghavi… - GeroScience, 2024 - Springer
Young blood plasma is known to confer beneficial effects on various organs in mice and
rats. However, it was not known whether plasma from young adult pigs rejuvenates old rat …

To promote healthy aging, focus on the environment

DW Belsky, AA Baccarelli - Nature aging, 2023 - nature.com
To build health equity for an aging world marked by dramatic disparities in healthy lifespan
between countries, regions and population groups, research at the intersections of biology …

[HTML][HTML] Aging clocks based on accumulating stochastic variation

DH Meyer, B Schumacher - Nature Aging, 2024 - nature.com
Aging clocks have provided one of the most important recent breakthroughs in the biology of
aging, and may provide indicators for the effectiveness of interventions in the aging process …

Epigenetic predictors of species maximum life span and other life-history traits in mammals

CZ Li, A Haghani, Q Yan, AT Lu, J Zhang, Z Fei… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
By analyzing 15,000 samples from 348 mammalian species, we derive DNA methylation
(DNAm) predictors of maximum life span (R= 0.89), gestation time (R= 0.96), and age at …