What causes our body to age? Four complementary studies, including one from Northwestern Medicine, have come to the same conclusion: long genes.
In a new paper, the scientists write about their findings and how they advance existing knowledge about aging.
“Long genes that become less active with age may be the central cause of aging in our bodies,” said co-corresponding author Thomas Stoeger, assistant professor of medicine in pulmonary and critical care at DOI: 10.1016/j.tig.2024.01.009
The research from Northwestern was supported by grant R00AG068544 from the National Institute on Aging of the