Epigenetic clocks have existed for long enough for numerous large study databases to include data on their use. Thus meta-analysis papers are emerging to assess this body of data as a whole. This is a necessary part of the process of gaining confidence in the ability of epigenetic clocks, and indeed aging clocks in general, to rapidly assess the potential of any novel form of intervention intended to slow or reverse aspects of aging. This is a much needed capability. In many ways, efforts to treat aging as a medical condition proceed blindly, given just how much time and funding is required in order to understand whether one approach is better or worse than another. If there was a way to q…
Mixed Results in a Meta-Analysis of Epigenetic Clocks and Frailty
Epigenetic clocks have existed for long enough for numerous large study databases to include data on their use. Thus meta-analysis papers are emerging to assess this body of data as a whole. This is a necessary part of the process of gaining confidence in the ability of epigenetic clocks, and indeed aging clocks in general, to rapidly assess the potential of any novel form of intervention intended to slow or reverse aspects of aging. This is a much needed capability. In many ways, efforts to treat aging as a medical condition proceed blindly, given just how much time and funding is required in order to understand whether one approach is better or worse than another. If there was a way to q…