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evidence card · biological_age_reversible

Biological age (methylation clocks) is meaningfully reversible and lower biological age reliably means longer life

H3 ≈ mixed stakes moderate
6 posts scored · across 3 accounts · 3 sources

Summary

Clocks (Horvath, PhenoAge, GrimAge, DunedinPACE) predict mortality in populations. Whether moving a clock via intervention extends life is not established; reproducibility of test results has been questioned.

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Scope

Population
adults
Intervention
various interventions affecting methylation clocks
Outcome
clock-based biological age
Not supported for
  • claim that moving a clock equals extending life
  • clinical decision-making based on clocks

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