DNA methylation aging clocks: challenges and recommendations

CG Bell, R Lowe, PD Adams, AA Baccarelli, S Beck… - Genome biology, 2019 - Springer
Epigenetic clocks comprise a set of CpG sites whose DNA methylation levels measure
subject age. These clocks are acknowledged as a highly accurate molecular correlate of …

From discoveries in ageing research to therapeutics for healthy ageing

J Campisi, P Kapahi, GJ Lithgow, S Melov, JC Newman… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
For several decades, understanding ageing and the processes that limit lifespan have
challenged biologists. Thirty years ago, the biology of ageing gained unprecedented …

Advances in epigenetics link genetics to the environment and disease

G Cavalli, E Heard - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Epigenetic research has accelerated rapidly in the twenty-first century, generating justified
excitement and hope, but also a degree of hype. Here we review how the field has evolved …

[HTML][HTML] DNA methylation GrimAge strongly predicts lifespan and healthspan

AT Lu, A Quach, JG Wilson, AP Reiner, A Aviv… - Aging (albany …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
It was unknown whether plasma protein levels can be estimated based on DNA methylation
(DNAm) levels, and if so, how the resulting surrogates can be consolidated into a powerful …

Reversal of epigenetic aging and immunosenescent trends in humans

GM Fahy, RT Brooke, JP Watson, Z Good… - Aging cell, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Epigenetic “clocks” can now surpass chronological age in accuracy for estimating biological
age. Here, we use four such age estimators to show that epigenetic aging can be reversed …

Multimorbidity and functional impairment–bidirectional interplay, synergistic effects and common pathways

A Calderón‐Larrañaga, DL Vetrano… - Journal of internal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This review discusses the interplay between multimorbidity (ie co‐occurrence of more than
one chronic health condition in an individual) and functional impairment (ie limitations in …

[HTML][HTML] The role of DNA methylation in epigenetics of aging

A Unnikrishnan, WM Freeman, J Jackson… - Pharmacology & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Recent research suggests that epigenetics, especially DNA methylation, plays a mechanistic
role in aging. Epigenetic clocks, which measure changes in a few hundred specific CpG …

The role of lipid metabolism in aging, lifespan regulation, and age‐related disease

AA Johnson, A Stolzing - Aging cell, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
An emerging body of data suggests that lipid metabolism has an important role to play in the
aging process. Indeed, a plethora of dietary, pharmacological, genetic, and surgical lipid …

Epigenetic changes during aging and their reprogramming potential

AE Kane, DA Sinclair - Critical reviews in biochemistry and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The aging process results in significant epigenetic changes at all levels of chromatin and
DNA organization. These include reduced global heterochromatin, nucleosome remodeling …

The epigenetic clock as a predictor of disease and mortality risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PD Fransquet, J Wrigglesworth, RL Woods, ME Ernst… - Clinical …, 2019 - Springer
Background Ageing is one of the principal risk factors for many chronic diseases. However,
there is considerable between-person variation in the rate of ageing and individual …