May 23, 2022
A preprint published in bioRxiv has demonstrated that the second-generation aging clocks PhenoAge, DunedinPACE, and GrimAge show increased but reversible age acceleration in mice and people exposed to significant stress. What clocks are for Epigenetic Clocks - What are they?An epigenetic clock is a biochemical test that uses DNA methylation levels and accumulation of methyl...
February 10, 2022
A study published in Aging that studied the Northern Finland Birth Cohort of 1966 has found some interesting and counterintuitive results regarding work stress and accelerated epigenetic aging. Work stress is widely associated with premature death It is common folk wisdom that too much stress leads to a shorter lifespan, and this belief has been...
July 29, 2021
On this episode of X10, we talk about the concept of stress resilience, how our social lives are a factor in its development, and how it can be increased. Script The idea that stress affects aging is probably already familiar – it’s not exactly groundbreaking. Broadening and refining it would make it much more useful....
June 25, 2021
Many people dread finding their first greying hairs, which is often their first sign that aging is creeping up on them and that the fire of youth is starting to die down and smolder. To some readers, greying hair may seem to be a superficial issue; after all, it isn’t life threatening. However, in our...
May 25, 2021
In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers have revealed that a considerable part of all deaths from ischemic heart disease and stroke worldwide is caused by working long hours [1]. Beware of Karoshi What can we do to live longer until science can produce a suitable solution to aging? One of the...
March 11, 2021
Longevity research should better incorporate the effects of stress on aging, argues professor Elissa Epel of the University of California, San Francisco [1]. She proposes using the concept of stress resilience to capture the differences between beneficial and harmful stress and the multi-level response that mediates the link between stress and aging. Different types of...