Proteomic aging clocks go to trial

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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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Fig. 1: The conceptual leap in aging biomarker capabilities.

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  1. Robert and Arlene Kogod Center for Aging, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Neil A. Robertson & Tamir Chandra

  2. Department of Quantitative Health Science, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Neil A. Robertson & Tamir Chandra

  3. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA

    Tamir Chandra

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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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