The hallmarks of aging organize a sprawling field into linked biological processes. The framework is valuable because it helps scientists form questions—not because every pathway already comes with a proven intervention.
Framework versus finding
A hallmark can be supported by experiments at several levels, from cells to model organisms. Whether changing it improves meaningful human outcomes is a separate question that requires clinical evidence.
Our coverage labels the distance between mechanism, biomarker and patient outcome. Those terms are not used interchangeably.
Mechanistic plausibility is the start of a clinical question, not the end of one.
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