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 …

Heterogeneous aging across multiple organ systems and prediction of chronic disease and mortality

YE Tian, V Cropley, AB Maier, NT Lautenschlager… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Biological aging of human organ systems reflects the interplay of age, chronic disease,
lifestyle and genetic risk. Using longitudinal brain imaging and physiological phenotypes …

Making sense of the ageing methylome

K Seale, S Horvath, A Teschendorff, N Eynon… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Over time, the human DNA methylation landscape accrues substantial damage, which has
been associated with a broad range of age-related diseases, including cardiovascular …

Effect of long-term caloric restriction on DNA methylation measures of biological aging in healthy adults from the CALERIE trial

R Waziry, CP Ryan, DL Corcoran, KM Huffman… - Nature Aging, 2023 - nature.com
The geroscience hypothesis proposes that therapy to slow or reverse molecular changes
that occur with aging can delay or prevent multiple chronic diseases and extend healthy …

Accelerated biological aging in COVID-19 patients

X Cao, W Li, T Wang, D Ran, V Davalos… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of biological, social and environmental factors associated with epigenetic clock acceleration

L Oblak, J van der Zaag, AT Higgins-Chen… - Ageing research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aging involves a diverse set of biological changes accumulating over time that leads to
increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Epigenetic clocks are now widely used to quantify …

Hallmarks of health

C López-Otín, G Kroemer - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Health is usually defined as the absence of pathology. Here, we endeavor to define health
as a compendium of organizational and dynamic features that maintain physiology. The …

Aging hallmarks and the role of oxidative stress

E Maldonado, S Morales-Pison, F Urbina, A Solari - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Aging is a complex biological process accompanied by a progressive decline in the physical
function of the organism and an increased risk of age-related chronic diseases such as …

DNA methylation-based predictors of health: applications and statistical considerations

PD Yousefi, M Suderman, R Langdon… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
DNA methylation data have become a valuable source of information for biomarker
development, because, unlike static genetic risk estimates, DNA methylation varies …