Biomarkers defining biological age are typically laborious or expensive to assess. Instead, in
the current study, we identified parameters based on standard laboratory blood tests across …

Objective: Thyroid dysfunction is associated with relevant disturbances in glucose
metabolism. Moreover, thyroid function undergoes important changes with aging. The …

The epigenetic clock parameter DNAm age acceleration is a promising biomarker of aging.
We have recently described an epigenetic clock based on only seven cytosine-phosphate …

The context of retirement has changed over the last decades, but there is little knowledge on
whether the quality of retirement adjustment has changed as well. Changes in retirement …

Objectives We aimed at examining between-person and within-person associations across
age trajectories of perceptual speed and loneliness in old age. Method We applied …

Baby boom: The term “baby boom” generally pertains to a period of exceptional increase in
fertility rates. It most commonly refers to the massive number of births in many developed …

Over the past decades, aging research has provided valuable insights into close social
relationships in late adulthood, however, sexuality has often been left out of focus. At the …

Die vorliegende Habilitationsschrift beschäftigt sich mit der Epidemiologie ausgewählter
häufiger, chronischer, nicht-übertragbarer altersassoziierter Erkrankungen anhand der …