Medical Xpress January 21, 2025
The geroscience hypothesis focuses on extending the healthy lifespan by targeting aging mechanisms. Recent advances in biomarkers for biological aging give rise to tools for measuring aging and assessing treatments. Alzheimer’s disease, a major health issue, may benefit from common drugs and early interventions.
In a new thesis from the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ph.D. student Bowen Tang evaluates the effects of various drugs on aging and onset of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), aiming to provide insights into drug candidates with repurposing potential as anti-aging agents or AD-modifying treatments.
What are the most important results in your thesis?
In my four studies, we examined the effects of various drugs on biological age (BA) biomarkers and the risk of Alzheimer’s...
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