Accelerated epigenetic aging and prospective morbidity and mortality among U.S. Veterans

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Epigenetic aging measures have promise as surrogate health outcomes in randomized control trials and observational cohort studies. The value of these …

Accelerated biological aging and midlife frailty among U.S. military Veterans

Abstract: Injuries characterizing recent military service, such as traumatic brain injury and posttraumatic stress disorder, are linked to accelerated biological aging. If recent …

Demographic Characteristics and Epigenetic Biological Aging Among Post-9/11 Veterans: Associations of DunedinPACE with Sex, Race, and Age

Abstract: Measures of epigenetic aging derived from DNA methylation (DNAm) have enabled the assessment of biological aging in new populations and cohorts. In the present study, we …

Posttraumatic stress disorder, trauma, and accelerated biological aging among post-9/11 Veterans

Abstract: People who experience trauma and develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are at increased risk for poor health. One mechanism that could explain this risk is …