MAKING MOVES: EPIGENETIC AGING AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH PAIN AND DISABILITY OUTCOMES IN OLDER ADULTS
2024

Epigenetic Aging and Its Impact on Pain and Disability in Older Adults

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Author Information

Author(s): Strath Larissa, Lipat Ania, Meng Lingsong, Huo Zhiguang, Foster Thomas, Johnson Alisa, Fillingim Roger, Cruz-Almeida Yenisel

Primary Institution: University of Florida

Hypothesis

Decreased mobility and increased pain severity are associated with epigenetic aging clocks.

Conclusion

Epigenetic age acceleration may influence pain and mobility outcomes in older adults.

Takeaway

As people get older, their bodies change in ways that can cause pain and make it hard to move, and new research is looking at how these changes in our genes might affect that.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1093/geroni/igae098.0438

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