Biological Age News Archive

Biological age measured using popular epigenetic clocks vary by 3 years during the day

Live Forever Club - 23-Apr-2024

Schedule blood tests at the same time of day when tracking biological age over time

Andrew Steele's 9 tips on living a longer, healthier life

BBC Science Focus - 31-Mar-2024

The author of Ageless doesn't fall for the faddish approaches to slowing ageing but recommends things that actually work

Sleeplessness can make you feel 10 years older, study finds

New Scientist - 27-Mar-2024

Getting enough sleep is the secret to feeling younger and healthier

Loneliness and social isolation linked to faster aging and higher death risk

Mayo Clinic - 20-Mar-2024

New study finds social connections affect overall physical health and longevity

Blood test decodes your aging clock: metabolites hold the key to staying young

UPMC - 11-Mar-2024

New discovery unveils a molecular fingerprint to predict biological age

Senolytic drugs offered mixed clues about their potential impact on ageing

Fight Aging! - 04-Mar-2024

While modifying immune cell populations, the drugs also increased ageing biomarkers

A new way to understand ageing by looking at how DNA is organized in our cells

Live Forever Club - 21-Feb-2024

The approach may lead to earlier disease detection & better treatments

Fasting-mimicking diet reduces disease risk and slows biological ageing in humans

Medical Xpress - 20-Feb-2024

Fasting improved health markers like insulin resistance and liver fat

Harvard scientists created a tool that predicts how old your cells really are

Harvard University - 16-Feb-2024

This could lead to more accurate testing of anti-ageing interventions

A new test developed by UC Berkeley researchers claims to predict biological age

GlobeNewswire - 30-Jan-2024

The test involves taking a cheek swab and getting a personalised report

Different organs, like your heart and lungs, can age at different speeds

Live Forever Club - 28-Jan-2024

This means you might need to focus on specific areas of your health to stay spry

Proteomic Aging Clock (PAC) analyses blood proteins to estimate biological age

Live Forever Club - 21-Jan-2024

PAC could personalise healthcare and guide development of anti-ageing therapies

Facial, tongue, and retinal images can now reveal your biological age

Live Forever Club - 11-Jan-2024

AgeDiff could be a new way to predict disease risk and personalise healthcare

Vegan diet may slow ageing clocks on a cellular level in 8 weeks

Live Forever Club - 10-Jan-2024

Those who ate a vegan diet had lower levels of epigenetic age acceleration

Life's curveballs can fast-forward your biological clock and make you look older

National Institute on Aging (NIA) - 04-Jan-2024

These age-jumps, measured by DNA changes, can actually reverse once the stressor fades

Josh Mitteldorf's new view of ageing shows body's fight for life

Live Forever Club - 31-Dec-2023

Study reveals two sides to ageing: a programmed decline and a desperate defense

Is your heart older than you are? The lifestyle habits ticking away at your time

Live Forever Club - 15-Dec-2023

Complex interplay of genetics and lifestyle in influencing heart health

Irina Conboy launches Generation Lab, using noise-detecting cytosines to measure biological age

Live Forever Club - 14-Dec-2023

The method measures increased fluctuations in methylation levels called "noise"

A revolutionary blood test that can estimate your organs' biological age

BBC - 07-Dec-2023

Test could help in the early detection of disease and prevention strategies

LensAge index: A new method to estimate biological age using lens photographs

Live Forever Club - 23-Nov-2023

Offers a precise measure of body's biological state and its link to mortality

Variations in iron metabolism impact biological ageing at an epigenetic level

Live Forever Club - 11-Nov-2023

Offering insights into ageing processes and potential therapeutic targets

New AI tool ENABL Age provides personalised insights into healthy ageing

Live Forever Club - 07-Nov-2023

A stepping stone towards personalized anti-ageing interventions

Alcohol linked to changes in DNA that could lead to earlier ageing

Live Forever Club - 02-Nov-2023

Effects of alcohol on DNA ageing are not limited to specific demographics

Your biological clock may tell you more about your memory than your age

Stony Brook University - 30-Oct-2023

People with a faster biological age tend to have poorer memory

New blood test can use AI to estimate your age and health risks

Live Forever Club - 29-Oct-2023

New machine learning model estimates biological age with unprecedented accuracy

New DNA test gives dog owners a peek inside their pet's health

Live Forever Club - 26-Oct-2023

MyDogDNAge® measures a dog's biological age and health risks

Scientists have developed a revolutionary biological ageing clock- the OMICm Age

Live Forever Club - 24-Oct-2023

Advanced biological ageing clock provides a precise evaluation of health & ageing

Mapping eye proteins reveals secrets of ageing and Parkinson's

SciTechDaily - 22-Oct-2023

Researchers map thousands of eye proteins, shedding light on ageing mechanisms

The stress of renting is taking a toll on our physical and mental health

BBC - 12-Oct-2023

Insecurity and rising cost of private renting accelerate biological ageing

AI model estimates age from chest X-rays to develop biomarkers for ageing

SciTechDaily - 09-Sep-2023

The model predicts the risk of chronic diseases before they even show up

Plant-based diets can slow down ageing and help you live longer

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 06-Sep-2023

Fresh fruits, vegetables, and legumes reduce the risk of age-related diseases

New AI model predicts your true age by looking at your chest

Medical Xpress - 16-Aug-2023

AI-estimated age based on chest radiographs could be a biomarker of ageing and disease

Epigenetic insights: developmental changes in DNA linked to lifespan in mammals

EurekAlert! - 10-Aug-2023

Universal clock based on methylation profiles to accurately predict age in all mammalian species

Genetics and physical markers reveal that women age faster in their 30s and 50s

New Scientist - 28-Jul-2023

Hormonal changes during pregnancy and menopause may speed up the ageing process

System Age epigenetic clock captured different patterns of ageing

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 21-Jul-2023

Novel method for precise estimation of biological age and disease risks with a single blood sample

Summary of Gordan Lauc presentation at Longevity Med Summit

Live Forever Club - 11-May-2023

Glycans are the most neglected molecules of cellular communication

Summary of Andrea Maier presentation at Longevity Med Summit

Live Forever Club - 10-May-2023

The course of organ ageing can be mapped and predicted

Biological Age: A Dynamic Response to Severe Stress

Harvard Gazette - 24-Apr-2023

Helping the body recover from stress could contribute to increased longevity

Eye imaging can track the efficacy of interventions aimed at slowing the aging process

Buck Institute - 28-Mar-2023

Scans to know the eyeAge can provide an actionable evaluation of gero-protective therapeutics

Review of age predictors published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Live Forever Club - 27-Mar-2023

Larger sample sizes will further refine their predictability and improve their use case

Calorie restriction and its effect on DNA methylation

Live Forever Club - 03-Mar-2023

Analysis of CALERIE trial shows a slowing down in the pace of ageing, but no immediate reduction in biological age

David Sinclair launches Tally Health with biological age tracking and longevity supplements

Longevity Technology - 23-Feb-2023

Longevity Technology interviews CEO Melanie Goldey

AgeCurve Ltd uses Cell tree rings and somatic mutation to calculate biological age

Longevity Technology - 13-Feb-2023

Those running geroprotective trials, academic researchers, clinical trial could use Cell tree rings

American football players age a decade faster than the general population

Independent - 13-Dec-2022

Further studies to examine the phenomenon for age-related illnesses among former players

Correlation found between biological aging and cognitive decline using epigenetic clocks

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 21-Nov-2022

The midlife study showed that the cognitive decliners age faster

Maintain your muscle strength across the lifespan to prevent age-related diseases

News Medical - 10-Nov-2022

The weaker the grip strength, the older is your biological age

Same chronological age women are biologically younger than the men

News Medical - 10-Oct-2022

Differences in biological aging between men and women - frequent smoking and larger body size of men

People with vulnerable mental state age faster than smokers

Interesting Engineering - 27-Sep-2022

Psychological component should not be ignored in aging studies as they impact on biological age

Umbilical cord blood derived plasma improves health biomarkers

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 06-Sep-2022

Plasma concentrate alters methylation clock reducing biological age

Our sleep age could predict our mortality

Independent - 03-Sep-2022

Higher sleep age reflected in increased sleep fragmentation, it may be a marker of future health

Epigenetic age acceleration could be used as a biomarker for healthy longevity

University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - 27-Jul-2022

Accelerated biological aging associated with lower odds of living healthy and longer

Epigenetic age varies when people are exposed to significant stress

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 23-May-2022

PhenoAge and GrimAge show epigenetic aging has downstream biological consequences

The Observer interviews Morgan Levine about ageing and her move to Altos Labs

The Guardian - 07-May-2022

When it comes to lifespan, you cannot blame 100% on genetics, just 10-30%

Your organs and systems are ageing at different rates, new study finds

Technology Networks - 08-Mar-2022

Biological age differs from one organ to other, suggesting practical use of multiple clocks

A simple eye checkup can reveal your true age and overall health

CNN - 19-Jan-2022

Predicting death based on the gap between chronological and retinal age

New study finds normal blood pressure can keep your brain younger

Big Think - 20-Oct-2021

Increased blood pressure was linked to dementia and older-looking brains

Living near nature can slow down biological ageing process in women

SciTechDaily - 22-Sep-2021

GrimAge finds link between greenery and reversal of DNA methylation & other health benefits

New biological ageing clock based on movement data from a wearable device

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 14-Sep-2021

Tracks biological age from physical activity without requiring a blood test

DunedinPACE, a highly precise new generation epigenetic ageing clock

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 27-Aug-2021

Tracks rate of ageing and predicts onset of disease or death with a single blood test

Deep Longevity's epigenetic aging clock, DeepMAge, retrained to use saliva samples

Longevity Technology - 02-Aug-2021

With an accuracy of 4.7 years it is much more convenient for home testing

Immune system clock tracks health, age-related disorders, and longevity

Buck Institute - 12-Jul-2021

Measuring immune health with a chemokine, CXCL9, for early disease interventions

DNAm GrimAge is a strong predictor of mortality independent of genetic influences

Fight Aging! - 30-Jun-2021

Twin study allowed impact of lifestyle factors on epigenetic aging to be determined

Nick Engerer interviews Gordan Lauc about the science behind GlycanAge's biological age test

Longevity blog - 27-Jun-2021

The glycome changes with age - and is measurably affected by lifestyle choices

Aging clock predicting the effect of longevity interventions

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 03-Jun-2021

Transcriptomic aging clock: providing insight into the changes involved in aging

Biohacker Ari Rastegar is only 5 years old biologically

New York Post - 20-May-2021

Stem cell therapies, meditation in hyperbaric chamber are few of his extreme health practices

FOXO licenses use of epigenetic clocks in life insurance industry

Longevity Technology - 05-May-2021

Modernizing life insurance to keep its customers healthy and alive

Cells in depressed individuals were 2 years older than their real age

University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) - 06-Apr-2021

GrimAge predicts increased cellular ageing & mortality risk in people with major depression

People may be ageing faster or slower than their actual age

US News - 18-Mar-2021

Genes play a key role, but healthy diet and exercise can help you look and feel younger

A neural protein in blood can predict your lifespan

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 25-Feb-2021

NFL protein increases with neurological diseases: a potential biomarker for ageing and longevity

Points to consider in a biological clock

Aging Matters - 21-Dec-2020

Biological clocks should make sure they're using 'causes' and not 'effects' of ageing

AI based aging clock predicts psychological age

Longevity Technology - 16-Dec-2020

Deep longevity's psychological clock might help you feel younger and live longer

A new ageing clock that reveals your biological age

Longevity Technology - 09-Dec-2020

DeepMAge is an accurate ageing clock so far and could be a key in medicine

A new epigenetic clock that can predict your mortality risk

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 26-Nov-2020

GrimAge can accurately predict all cause-mortality than any other clock

A clock that tells how ageing brain could be linked to dementia

Science Focus - 29-Oct-2020

Will explain why some brains age faster and make people susceptible to certain diseases

Longenesis enables Deep Longevity to develop more ageing clocks with access to more data

Longevity Technology - 23-Oct-2020

Interoperability has always been problematic in healthcare - we really need to crack it for ageing research

Measuring frailty with blood biomarkers could lead to early detection

Longevity Technology - 14-Sep-2020

Circulating CRP and albumin (among other molecules) found to be related to frailty

Longevity.Technology interviews Adam Freund - Calico’s Principal Investigator

Longevity Technology - 02-Sep-2020

Will be presenting a viable therapeutic strategy using IGF signaling at ARDD 2020

Good physical health could boost ageing mind

Medical Xpress - 19-Aug-2020

Declining muscle strength and ageing cognitive function are linked

New app helps identify biological age and methods to slow it down

Fortune - 17-Aug-2020

Apps such as Young. ai will play a key role in helping understand and reversing aging processes

AI firm Lapetus uses facial recognition for longevity studies

Longevity Technology - 11-Aug-2020

In 60 seconds, can identify ones rate of ageing, BMI, among others

LEAF interviews Reason about his views on epigenetic clocks

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 22-Jul-2020

It does seem way to early to be settling for any single type of clock for rejuvenation research

Biological age of heart tissue 10 years younger then white blood cells

Fight Aging! - 20-Jul-2020

We need a single biological age figure as mortality risk applies to the whole body

Deep Longevity investors bet on growing need for aging and longevity biomarkers

FierceBiotech - 15-Jul-2020

Biological clocks are a moving target so they'll need other researchers to corroborate their analysis

OneSkin's MolClock algorithm to calculate skin age available for free use by other researchers

OneSkin Technologies - 15-Jul-2020

It would be great if beauty cream manufactures had to publish objective figures for their products

Ageing seems to increase the number of repetitive elements in our DNA

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 07-Jul-2020

Even if it's an effect (not a cause) then REs could act as another biological clock

Looking young means you are probably ageing slower

CR VITALITY - 30-Jun-2020

Good genes combined with healthy lifestyle choices can truly make you look younger

Senescent cell inflammatory signals as a new possible biomarker

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 29-Jun-2020

It could measure biological age and relative health

Some of our organs can outlive us while others die early

BBC - 26-Jun-2020

Ageing related processes affect different organs at a different pace

Fewer genetic mutations gets few more years added to your lifespan

New Scientist - 24-Jun-2020

Will it be possible to remove such mutations from reproductive cells?

Is it possible to predict biological age with gut microbiome?

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 19-Jun-2020

Models and anti-ageing intervention design enables new ageing clock development

How to boost biological age and live longer according to experts

Irish Examiner - 11-May-2020

Feel young, live long, make the most out of our lives with these evidence-based tips

A potential biomarker for ventricle enlargement in the ageing brain

Medical Xpress - 07-May-2020

Detecting blood drainage lags could eventually lead to faster treatment options

Pace of human biological ageing can now be measured via blood test

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health - 05-May-2020

Can aid future trials of therapies aiming at preventing diseases and slowing ageing

Commercial glycan test kit can tell the biological age using a dry blood spot

Longevity Technology - 05-May-2020

Analysing IgG glycosylation: is it the most accurate measure of biological age?

DunedinPoAm: a speedometer that tracks the rate of ageing using methylation biomarkers

Science Daily - 05-May-2020

A simple blood test could reveal if you are ageing faster or slower than your peers

GlycanAge offers free biological age blood tests in the UK

CISION PR Newswire - 29-Apr-2020

1,000 free tests available in May - but be quick, my names already on the list!

Early life intelligence can impact physiological age and later-life health

PsyPost - 17-Apr-2020

Once again highlights the importance of early life on healthy older ageing

Werner syndrome and normal aging epigenetic signatures differ

Fight Aging! - 17-Feb-2020

Werner syndrome, not merely accelerated normal aging as previously thought

Skin microbiome provides the best prediction of age

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 14-Feb-2020

It will be more easy and convenient to take samples from skin and saliva, rather than fecal samples

Profiling deep age using protein sequencing and analysis

Longevity Technology - 06-Feb-2020

UK residents can buy an AgeCurve sample kit and send a saliva sample

Association between lung function and epigenetic age

Fight Aging! - 31-Jan-2020

Association with acceleration is strongly expressed in women above the age of 50 years

4 categories of ageing identified: metabolic, liver, kidney, immune system

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 14-Jan-2020

Knowing which ageotype you are could help focus your efforts on where you're ageing most

Josh Mitteldorf argues for the minority view on methylation changes

Josh Mitteldorf Blog - 23-Dec-2019

Are epigenetic changes the cause or a symptom of ageing?

Big changes in blood protein levels as you turn 34, 60 and 78

New Atlas - 05-Dec-2019

Could these proteins be the culprit behind ageing?

A bit of saliva can reveal your biological age and rate of ageing

Clinical OMICs - 04-Nov-2019

Individuals age at different rates, therefore chronological age cannot say much

Walking speed could be a determinating factor of ageing speed

BBC - 12-Oct-2019

People who walked slower had a worse state of lungs, teeth and immune system

High levels of glucuronic acid is a biomarker of ageing

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 07-Oct-2019

Glucuronic acid levels in the blood can be correlated with a lifespan, healthspan in humans and mice

Don't hurry to predict your longevity with biomarkers

The Scientist - 27-Sep-2019

Longevity results can be unproven and not ready in some aspects for being used in clinics

Elise Hu uses NMN and lifestyle changes to knock 5 years off her biological age

NPR - 25-Sep-2019

Great video including rejuvenated mice inside David Sinclair's lab

AI guesses a person's biological age and sex using an ECG

The Register - 28-Aug-2019

Still not sure how the artificial intelligence does it though

14 biomarkers indicate the remaining lifespan of an individual

Medical Xpress - 21-Aug-2019

Accuracy of mortality risk prediction is high when using this method

Sleep-disordered breathing affects age

Medical Daily - 10-Jun-2019

Understanding how sleep-disordered breathing affects age could lead to new anti-ageing interventions

Elderly with poor sense of smell 30% more likely to die over 13 year study

NHS - 30-Apr-2019

Smell could be another candidate for a biological age marker

IMM-AGE measures biological age of the immune system

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 15-Mar-2019

Immunosenescence is a known factor in longevity

An Algorithm to predict biological age from skin cells

The Pew Charitable Trusts - 08-Feb-2019

Will give insights into how biological and chronological age vary among people

Unlocking the secrets of ageing hidden in blood cells

Medical Xpress - 07-Feb-2019

Blood cells have their own agenda for ageing and other cells don't have a say in it

Biological age of women's brains 3 year younger than men's

Independent - 04-Feb-2019

As more people suffer from dementia, men will be affected sooner

GrimAge can calculate the time you have left to live

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 31-Jan-2019

Will enable faster analysis of anti-aging treatments

Gut microbiome predicts age with 4 year accuracy

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 15-Jan-2019

It both affects and is affected by its host status

Nucleosome spacing of cell-free DNA reveals biological age

News Medical - 21-Dec-2018

Always good to find a new biomarker of aging

Lifelong fitness results in a 30 years younger heart

NPR - 10-Dec-2018

We all know exercise is good for us - these biomarkers help to explain why

Lifelong exercise rewards by slowing down ageing of organs

NPR - 10-Dec-2018

The way to stay young and healthy at heart

An unusual request to legally change an age was declined

BBC - 03-Dec-2018

Mr Ratelband, aged 69, made headlines around the world wanting to change his birth date by 20 years

Protein Patterns of Ill Health

The Scientist - 02-Aug-2018

A new study founds patterns of molecules that help predict disease and survival in elderly people

Size Of Nucleolus Might Predict Lifespan

INVERSE - 21-May-2018

A smaller nucleolus may be a good indicator for aging

Using AI to Predict Biological Age

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News (GEN) - 30-Mar-2018

Physical activity data from wearables can produce digital biomarkers of aging.

Major Biological Difference Between Generations

ScienceAlert - 22-Mar-2018

We seem to be ageing more slowly than we were two decades ago.

Your Pee May Reveal Your True Biological Age

Live Science - 27-Feb-2018

Natural chemical in urine appears in higher concentrations as we age.

MCP-1 A Potential Aging Biomarker

Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 08-Jan-2018

Reliable and fast ways to assess biological age are needed to determine the outcome of potential interventions.

Aging tests yield varying results

ScienceDaily - 15-Nov-2017

1,000 people studied extensively from birth to age 38.

Why Some People Age Faster Than Others

Newsweek - 11-Nov-2017

Genetic pathway identified that may regulate the rate at which we age.

‘USC Longevity’ app predicts how long you’ll live

Korea Biomed - 31-Oct-2017

USC researchers have developed a mobile application that will predict how long you’ll live.

Childhood poverty may up pregnant woman's biological age

Business Standard - 17-Oct-2017

Researchers at The Ohio State University in the US examined blood from pregnant women to evaluate the length of telomeres. Shorter telomeres mean an older cellular age.

Scientists uncover changes in mRNA expression with ageing

Wiley Online Library - 17-Oct-2017

Accelerated ageing increases all-cause mortality at a molecular level

How your blood may predict your future health

Guardian - 10-Oct-2017

Can predict life expectancy with reasonable accuracy based on diet, exercise, smoking and alcohol habits.

Human Pancreas Reveals Signatures of Aging

Cell - 28-Sep-2017

Accumulated genetic and epigenetic errors eventually lead to impaired organ function.

Nucleolus is a life expectancy predictor

Phys.org - 31-Aug-2017

The nucleolus is a major structure in a cell's nucleus responsilbe for ribosome biogenesis.

Epimorphy Sells "My DNAge" Biological Age Kit

The Scientist - 02-Aug-2017

Based on an epigenetic clock origianlly developed by Steve Horvath in 2013.

New method to accurately determine functional age of cells

News Medical - 11-Jul-2017

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