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ReviewFrontiers in aging2024

Critical review of aging clocks and factors that may influence the pace of aging.

Mildred Min, Caitlin Egli, Ajay S Dulai, Raja K Sivamani

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Review in Frontiers in aging, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Forensic genetics in the omics era.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2026
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  15. Metabolomic-based aging clocks.npj metabolic health and disease · 2025
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  17. Mechanisms and markers of lung ageing in health and disease.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Mildred MinIntegrative Research Institute, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Caitlin EgliIntegrative Research Institute, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Ajay S DulaiIntegrative Research Institute, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Raja K SivamaniIntegrative Research Institute, Sacramento, CA, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and objectives: Aging clocks are computational models designed to measure biological age and aging rate based on age-related markers including epigenetic, proteomic, and immunomic changes, gut and skin microbiota, among others. In this narrative review, we aim to discuss the currently available aging clocks, ranging from epigenetic aging clocks to visual skin aging clocks. Methods: We performed a literature search on PubMed/MEDLINE databases with keywords including: "aging clock," "aging," "biological age," "chronological age," "epigenetic," "proteomic," "microbiome," "telomere," "metabolic," "inflammation," "glycomic," "lifestyle," "nutrition," "diet," "exercise," "psychosocial," and "technology." Results: Notably, several CpG regions, plasma proteins, inflammatory and immune biomarkers, microbiome shifts, neuroimaging changes, and visual skin aging parameters demonstrated roles in aging and aging clock predictions. Further analysis on the most predictive CpGs and biomarkers is warranted. Limitations of aging clocks include technical noise which may be corrected with additional statistical techniques, and the diversity and applicability of samples utilized. Conclusion: Aging clocks have significant therapeutic potential to better understand aging and the influence of chronic inflammation and diseases in an expanding older population.

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agingbiological ageclockepigeneticmicrobiomePACEproteomic

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PMID39735686
PMCPMC11671503

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