Epigenetic ageing

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  1. Disease status increases epigenetic ageing in cattle.

    “Our results revealed accelerated epigenetic ageing in cows susceptible to diseases, suggesting a link between health-related stress and disrupted DNA methylation dynamics.”

    Animalscows susceptible to diseasesbloodn = 96

    Changes in nuclear and mitochondrial DNA methylation in cow blood associated with age and disease

    Epigenetics8 Dec 2025

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5 grants since 2020

Novo Nordisk FoundationDKK 15mAustralian Research CouncilA$468.6kDutch Research Council

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medRxiv

Longer telomeres linked to lower lung disease risk

Longer telomeres were linked to lower odds of interstitial lung disease, with an odds ratio of 0.59 per standard-deviation increase in length.Longer telomeres were linked to lower odds of interstitial lung disease, with an odds ratio of 0.59 per standard-deviation increase in length.

Preprint: Mendelian randomisation in FinnGen participantsTelomerase and telomere maintenance

Limit: The analysis did not test whether lengthening telomeres through treatment reduces lung disease risk

SSM - Population Health

Biological aging differed by race within similar work histories

In an observational study of 1,861 adults, employment patterns from ages 18 to 50 were largely unrelated to DNA-based measures of accelerated aging.In an observational study of 1,861 adults, employment patterns from ages 18 to 50 were largely unrelated to DNA-based measures of accelerated aging.

Cross-sectional study of 1,861 adults aged 55 and olderPopulations

Limit: Retrospective employment histories may misclassify short-term, informal or intermittent jobs through recall error

bioRxiv

DNA marks in King penguin blood may record stem-cell aging

An observational analysis of 126 whole-blood DNA profiles identified 409 genes with age-linked changes in chemical marks throughout life.An observational analysis of 126 whole-blood DNA profiles identified 409 genes with age-linked changes in chemical marks throughout life.

Preprint: experiments in animalsBiomarkers
Science

Epigenetic aging runs faster in larger and male dogs

An epigenetic clock built from 894 domestic dogs predicted mortality and linked faster biological aging to larger body size and male sex.An epigenetic clock built from 894 domestic dogs predicted mortality and linked faster biological aging to larger body size and male sex.

Study of 894 dogsBiomarkers