Join the club for FREE to access the whole archive and other member benefits.

IMM-AGE measures biological age of the immune system

Immunosenescence is a known factor in longevity

15-Mar-2019

Key points from article :

Our immune systems decline with age - known as immunosenescence.

Causes includ shrinking thymus producing fewer T cells, inflammaging, dysfunctional immune cells.

The efficient function of the immune system is known to be a determinant of longevity.

Researcher at Technion, Stanford and CytoReason have proposed an immune age.

This IMM-AGE measures how well the immune system is working.

New aging clock could give an accurate prediction of disease risk and life expectancy.

The study was published in Nature Medicine.

Mentioned in this article:

Click on resource name for more details.

Nature Medicine

Scientific Journal providing information from all areas of medicine.

Topics mentioned on this page:
Biological Age