3 Topic Commentaries

Tissue Clocks Link Aging With Disease

Tissue Clocks Link Aging With Disease

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  Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD

  Ophthalmology (Vitreoretinal Surgery)

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  Stanford University School of Medicine

  This is one of the best connections ever made that suggests disease triggers accelerated aging,

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  Tony Wyss-Coray, PhD

  Neurology; Brain Aging and Neurodegeneration

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  Stanford University School of Medicine

  That, in turn, predicts a person’s risk for disease related to that organ.

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  Junhao (Hao) Wen, PhD

  Radiology; Computational Neuroscience and Imaging

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  Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

  Everyone is excited by these aging clocks and their ability to predict disease and mortality risk,

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