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.
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