AGE clock for RESIlience in SweaT- AGE RESIST
The Swiss population is ageing on an increasing average. Optimised and effective healthcare is essential. The current research project led by Dr Noé Brasier and associated international researchers in this field is addressing precisely this issue through the development of an “age clock”
Chronological age - derived from the calendar year of birth - does not always correspond to biological age, which can have a major influence on the assessment of health and illness and their treatment.
Biological ageing goes hand in hand with the increasing loss of physiological functions and even increased physical vulnerability and death. Generally speaking, human vulnerability increases with the simultaneous loss of resilience, i.e. how robust a person is. There are various scientific approaches to developing new tests that should make it possible to determine biological age. However, these tests are not yet reliable enough, they cost time and money and their clinical added value remains mostly unclear.
An age clock that provides reliable information on physical resilience could contribute important information on a person's robustness.
This clock would then enable medical interventions to be better prepared, tailored to a person's physical condition and therefore carried out more effectively. This could help, for example, to reduce side effects and collateral damage and to initiate interventions in a more targeted manner.
The work is being funded by the external page Swiss National Science Foundation SNSF
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