by Arkadi Mazin – Lifesapn.io
The Biomarkers of Aging Consortium, an initiative uniting about 200 geroscientists around the goal to inform and guide the use of biomarkers of aging, has put out its first paper.
Since studies with lifespan as their endpoint can take a prohibitively long time, especially in humans, the importance of reliable biomarkers of aging is hard to overstate. Such biomarkers are essential for devising and validating anti-aging interventions and understanding the fundamental mechanisms of aging. While a lot of progress has been seen in this field, with established biomarkers such as methylation clocks being perfected, and multiple other types of biomarkers being introduced, there are still many obstacles to overcome.
