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Six proteomic aging clocks are deployed in a clinical trial for the first time, revealing more about the clocks than about the drug.
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Robertson, N.A., Chandra, T. Proteomic aging clocks go to trial. Nat Biotechnol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-026-03361-4
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