Daniel Belsky, PhD - Duke University
Aging in 1000 Young Adults
Date: 03/26/2015 (Thu)
Time: 3:30pm- 5:00pm
Location: Seminar will be held on-site: Gross Hall - 230E
Organizer: Vickie Bowes
Meeting Schedule: (Not currently open for scheduling. Please contact the seminar organizer listed above.)
All meetings will be held in the same location as the seminar unless otherwise noted.
3:30pm - Seminar Presentation (3:30pm to 5:00pm)
Additional Comments: ABSTRACT: "Aging is the leading cause of chronic diseases associated with disability and early death. New research suggests the possibility that aging can be slowed. Most human studies of aging focus on older individuals, many of whom already have chronic disease. Here, we study aging in young humans up to age 38 years in the Dunedin Study. We show that young individuals of the same chronological age can vary in their “biological age” (measured age-related decline in physiological integrity of multiple organ systems). As compared to same-chronological-age peers, biologically older individuals were less physically able, showed evidence of cognitive decline and brain aging, perceived themselves to be in worse health, and looked older. Measures of biological age can be used to identify causes of aging and to evaluate rejuvenation-therapies."