Epigenetic ageing clocks: statistical methods and emerging computational challenges

AE Teschendorff, S Horvath - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2025 - nature.com
Over the past decade, epigenetic clocks have emerged as powerful machine learning tools,
not only to estimate chronological and biological age but also to assess the efficacy of anti …

A comprehensive map of the aging blood methylome in humans

K Seale, A Teschendorff, AP Reiner, S Voisin, N Eynon - Genome Biology, 2024 - Springer
Background During aging, the human methylome undergoes both differential and variable
shifts, accompanied by increased entropy. The distinction between variably methylated …

Epigenomic insights into common human disease pathology

CG Bell - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2024 - Springer
The epigenome—the chemical modifications and chromatin-related packaging of the
genome—enables the same genetic template to be activated or repressed in different …

Quantifying the stochastic component of epigenetic aging

H Tong, VB Dwaraka, Q Chen, Q Luo, JA Lasky-Su… - Nature Aging, 2024 - nature.com
DNA methylation clocks can accurately estimate chronological age and, to some extent, also
biological age, yet the process by which age-associated DNA methylation (DNAm) changes …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the effects of Dasatinib, Quercetin, and Fisetin on DNA methylation clocks: a longitudinal study on senolytic interventions

E Lee, N Carreras-Gallo, L Lopez, L Turner… - Aging (Albany …, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Senolytics, small molecules targeting cellular senescence, have emerged as potential
therapeutics to enhance health span. However, their impact on epigenetic age remains …

Benchmarking of methods for DNA methylome deconvolution

K De Ridder, H Che, K Leroy, B Thienpont - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Defining the number and abundance of different cell types in tissues is important for
understanding disease mechanisms as well as for diagnostic and prognostic purposes …

Unveiling the epigenetic impact of vegan vs. omnivorous diets on aging: insights from the Twins Nutrition Study (TwiNS)

VB Dwaraka, L Aronica, N Carreras-Gallo, JL Robinson… - BMC medicine, 2024 - Springer
Background Geroscience focuses on interventions to mitigate molecular changes
associated with aging. Lifestyle modifications, medications, and social factors influence the …

An improved epigenetic counter to track mitotic age in normal and precancerous tissues

T Zhu, H Tong, Z Du, S Beck… - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
The cumulative number of stem cell divisions in a tissue, known as mitotic age, is thought to
be a major determinant of cancer-risk. Somatic mutational and DNA methylation (DNAm) …

[HTML][HTML] Cell-type specific epigenetic clocks to quantify biological age at cell-type resolution

H Tong, X Guo, M Jacques, Q Luo, N Eynon… - Aging (Albany …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The ability to accurately quantify biological age could help monitor and control healthy
aging. Epigenetic clocks have emerged as promising tools for estimating biological age, yet …

Characterising developmental dynamics of adult epigenetic clock sites

RH Mulder, A Neumann, JF Felix, M Suderman… - Ebiomedicine, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background DNA methylation (DNAm), an epigenetic mechanism that regulates gene
activity in response to genetic and environmental influences, changes as we age. DNAm at …