Measuring biological age using omics data

J Rutledge, H Oh, T Wyss-Coray - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2022 - nature.com
Age is the key risk factor for diseases and disabilities of the elderly. Efforts to tackle age-
related diseases and increase healthspan have suggested targeting the ageing process …

The landscape of aging

Y Cai, W Song, J Li, Y Jing, C Liang, L Zhang… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
Aging is characterized by a progressive deterioration of physiological integrity, leading to
impaired functional ability and ultimately increased susceptibility to death. It is a major risk …

DunedinPACE, a DNA methylation biomarker of the pace of aging

DW Belsky, A Caspi, DL Corcoran, K Sugden… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Background: Measures to quantify changes in the pace of biological aging in response to
intervention are needed to evaluate geroprotective interventions for humans. Previously, we …

Immunosenescence and inflammaging in the aging process: age-related diseases or longevity?

A Santoro, E Bientinesi, D Monti - Ageing Research Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
During aging the immune system (IS) undergoes remarkable changes that collectively are
known as immunosenescence. It is a multifactorial and dynamic phenomenon that affects …

An inflammatory aging clock (iAge) based on deep learning tracks multimorbidity, immunosenescence, frailty and cardiovascular aging

N Sayed, Y Huang, K Nguyen, Z Krejciova-Rajaniemi… - Nature aging, 2021 - nature.com
While many diseases of aging have been linked to the immunological system, immune
metrics capable of identifying the most at-risk individuals are lacking. From the blood …

[HTML][HTML] Why does COVID-19 disproportionately affect older people?

AL Mueller, MS McNamara, DA Sinclair - Aging (albany NY), 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Genomic and drug target evaluation of 90 cardiovascular proteins in 30,931 individuals

L Folkersen, S Gustafsson, Q Wang, DH Hansen… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Circulating proteins are vital in human health and disease and are frequently used as
biomarkers for clinical decision-making or as targets for pharmacological intervention. Here …

Blood-to-brain communication in aging and rejuvenation

G Bieri, AB Schroer, SA Villeda - Nature neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
Aging induces molecular, cellular and functional changes in the adult brain that drive
cognitive decline and increase vulnerability to dementia-related neurodegenerative …

Ageing hallmarks exhibit organ-specific temporal signatures

N Schaum, B Lehallier, O Hahn, R Pálovics… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Ageing is the single greatest cause of disease and death worldwide, and understanding the
associated processes could vastly improve quality of life. Although major categories of …

Individual variation of the SARS‐CoV‐2 receptor ACE2 gene expression and regulation

J Chen, Q Jiang, X Xia, K Liu, Z Yu, W Tao, W Gong… - Aging cell, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The COVID‐19 coronavirus is now spreading worldwide. Its pathogen, SARS‐CoV‐2, has
been shown to use angiotensin‐converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) as its host cell receptor, same …