Epigenetic mechanisms.

Disease and aging usually are thought to be distinct processes, but that may not be entirely so.  Biologists at the Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine in Berlin have found at least one common epigenetic pathway.  They report: “Chromatin factors could be involved in linking both aging aspects, as epigenetic mechanisms bridge regulation of different biological processes. The epigenetic factor LIN‐53 (RBBP4/7) associates with different chromatin‐regulating complexes to safeguard cell identities in Caenorhabditis elegans as well as mammals, and has a role in preventing memory loss and premature aging in humans.”  MORE

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