What can be found in a human blood sample that either correlates with or predicts exceptional healthspan or lifespan? Quite the variety of research efforts touch on this question, from the development of aging clocks to the construction of omics databases for blood and tissue samples taken from centenarians. People age as a result of the same underlying processes of damage and dysfunction, but the pace of aging clearly varies widely. It is generally accepted in the research community that efficient ways to measure the state of biological aging are needed in order to speed the development of therapies to treat aging. Without the ability to rapidly determin…
A Discussion of Circulating Metabolite and Protein Markers of Human Longevity
What can be found in a human blood sample that either correlates with or predicts exceptional healthspan or lifespan? Quite the variety of research efforts touch on this question, from the development of aging clocks to the construction of omics databases for blood and tissue samples taken from centenarians. People age as a result of the same underlying processes of damage and dysfunction, but the pace of aging clearly varies widely. It is generally accepted in the research community that efficient ways to measure the state of biological aging are needed in order to speed the development of therapies to treat aging. Without the ability to rapidly determin…