Excitingly, this study paves the way for further exploration into understanding how exercise can slow down the aging process at a molecular level. Delving deeper into these mechanisms could reveal new therapeutic targets for age-related diseases.
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Researchers compared aging mice that had access to a weighted exercise wheel with mice that had undergone epigenetic reprogramming via the expression of Yamanaka factors. Ultimately, the team determined that exercise promotes a molecular profile consistent with epigenetic partial programming.