RESEARCH PAPER / 2026-06-05
Enteric viral infections promote systemic accelerated aging in
Abstract
Do viral infections accelerate aging, and does this acceleration scale with pathogenicity? Using transcriptomic aging clocks, we measured biological age in
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Research summary
Viral infections can accelerate biological aging, which may have implications for understanding the mechanisms of aging. The study addresses the potential link between viral infections and systemic aging, contributing to the understanding of root causes of aging processes.
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