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
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across 3 accounts
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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