“Epigenetic clocks”: Theory and applications in human biology

CP Ryan - American Journal of Human Biology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
All humans age, but how we age—and how fast—differs considerably from person to
person. This deviation between apparent age and chronological age is often referred to as …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer evolution: A means by which tumors evade treatment

X Zhu, S Li, B Xu, H Luo - Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 2021 - Elsevier
Although various methods have been tried to study and treat cancer, the cancer remains a
major challenge for human medicine today. One important reason for this is the presence of …

Inequalities in urban greenness and epigenetic aging: Different associations by race and neighborhood socioeconomic status

K Kim, BT Joyce, DR Nannini, Y Zheng… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Slower epigenetic aging is associated with exposure to green space (greenness); however,
the longitudinal relationship has not been well studied, particularly in minority groups. We …

Low serum klotho associated with all-cause mortality among a nationally representative sample of American adults

JK Kresovich, CM Bulka - The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract α-Klotho (klotho) is a protein involved in suppressing oxidative stress and
inflammation. In animal models, it is reported to underlie numerous aging phenotypes and …

Associations of body composition and physical activity level with multiple measures of epigenetic age acceleration

JK Kresovich, EL Garval… - American journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetic clocks use DNA methylation to estimate biological age. Whether body
composition and physical activity are associated with these clocks is not well understood …

Assessing the causal role of epigenetic clocks in the development of multiple cancers: a Mendelian randomization study

F Morales Berstein, DL McCartney, AT Lu, KK Tsilidis… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Background: Epigenetic clocks have been associated with cancer risk in several
observational studies. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether they play a causal role in cancer …

DNA methylation-based biomarkers of age acceleration and all-cause death, myocardial infarction, stroke, and cancer in two cohorts: The NAS, and KORA F4

C Wang, W Ni, Y Yao, A Just, J Heiss, Y Wei, X Gao… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background DNA methylation (DNAm) may play a role in age-related outcomes. It is not yet
known which DNAm-based biomarkers of age acceleration (BoAA) has the strongest …

Methylation-based biological age and hypertension prevalence and incidence

JK Kresovich, DP Sandler, JA Taylor - Hypertension, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Hypertension is common in older individuals and is a major risk factor for
cardiovascular disease. Blood DNA methylation profiles have been used to derive metrics of …

[HTML][HTML] Healthy eating patterns and epigenetic measures of biological age

JK Kresovich, YMM Park, JA Keller, DP Sandler… - The American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Healthy eating is associated with lower risks of disease and mortality, but the
mechanisms underlying these associations are unclear. Age is strongly related to health …

Alcohol consumption and methylation-based measures of biological age

JK Kresovich, AM Martinez Lopez… - The Journals of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Epigenetic age acceleration is considered a measure of biological aging based on genome-
wide patterns of DNA methylation. Although age acceleration has been associated with the …