Many aspects of aging are correlated with one another. A simple model of aging as a collection of end results that are produced by the accumulation of forms of biochemical damage to cells and tissues would suggest that all age-related conditions will be at much the same stage in a given individual: it is all a matter of how much damage that individual accumulates over time. Aging isn’t that simple, however. While it still arises from comparatively simple root causes, the aforementioned biochemical damage to cells and tissues, each specific consequence of that damage sits within a complicated, interacting network of cause and effect. A consequence can interact with its cause, and with other consequences, and with downstream effects that it causes itself, making them worse, or accelerating their progression. There is plenty of opportunity for feedback loops to form and for specific narrow aspects of aging to race ahead of …
Why Does Grip Strength Correlate with Working Memory Function in Old Age?
Many aspects of aging are correlated with one another. A simple model of aging as a collection of end results that are produced by the accumulation of forms of biochemical damage to cells and tissues would suggest that all age-related conditions will be at much the same stage in a given individual: it is all a matter of how much damage that individual accumulates over time. Aging isn’t that simple, however. While it still arises from comparatively simple root causes, the aforementioned biochemical damage to cells and tissues, each specific consequence of that damage sits within a complicated, interacting network of cause and effect. A consequence can interact with its cause, and with other consequences, and with downstream effects that it causes itself, making them worse, or accelerating their progression. There is plenty of opportunity for feedback loops to form and for specific narrow aspects of aging to race ahead of …