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Epigenetic Clocks Need a Reality Check Before Anti-Aging Claims

Scientists and commentators are cautioning that epigenetic clocks, the biological-age tests marketed as markers of aging, need rigorous validation before they can support anti-aging claims. The criticism is that measuring methylation patterns does not yet prove an intervention reverses aging, and consumers may be oversold on what these tests can deliver.

Why now: Growing commercial hype around biological-age testing is prompting calls for scientific scrutiny of what the clocks can actually prove.

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