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There is 1 paper on structural epilepsy in aging research: 1 observational study in people. The newest story, Nov 9, 2026: “Brain DNA marks pointed to faster aging in structural epilepsy”.

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“In brain, epigenetic age acceleration was consistent across structural lesion types (median +7.3 years, p < 0.0001)”

Epigenetic age acceleration in the brain and blood of people with epilepsy and in a mouse model of focal cortical dysplasia: a retrospective cross-sectional studyEBioMedicine2026doi:10.1016/j.ebiom.2026.106550

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Structural epilepsy is associated with brain epigenetic age acceleration in humans (structural epilepsy) (median +7.3 years).
“In brain, epigenetic age acceleration was consistent across structural lesion types (median +7.3 years, p < 0.0001)”
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Brain DNA marks pointed to faster aging in structural epilepsy
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Brain DNA marks pointed to faster aging in structural epilepsy

In people with structural epilepsy, DNA-based age acceleration was greater in brain than blood, with median values of 7.3 versus 1.4 years.In people with structural epilepsy, DNA-based age acceleration was greater in brain than blood, with median values of 7.3 versus 1.4 years.

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