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New method to accurately determine functional age of cells

11-Jul-2017

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Considers biophysical qualities of cells, such as cell movements and structural features.

Other methods work at DNA or tissue level.

Examined dermal cells taken from people between the ages of 2 to 96.

Could help evaluate health effects and improve other treatments.

The study was published in the Nature Biomedical Engineering journal.

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Denis Wirtz

Theophilus Halley Smoot Professor of Engineering Science, Oncology, and Pathology at Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

Private research university in Maryland, USA

Jude M. Phillip

Postdoctoral Research Associate at Weill Cornell Medical College.

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Institute for cancer research

Nature Biomedical Engineering

Scientific journal covering research of human disease, or its prevention, diagnosis and treatment

Yale University

Private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut

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Biological Age