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An inflammatory clock for healthy aging

Nature Aging volume 1, pages 574–575 (2021)Cite this article

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Inflammation is known to be elevated with progressive age. In this issue, Sayed et al. identify a group of circulating cytokines that correlate with health decline in aging, particularly the chemokine CXCL9. The findings offer a new understanding of how wellbeing and biological resilience are independent from chronological age.

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Fig. 1: iAge offers an evaluation of overall health status independent of chronological age.

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M.L.I.-A. is supported by the National Institutes of Health (R35HL140014).

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