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There are lot of buzz since some months about "senolytics". However I think aging is a complex phenomena, including having social dimensions. It is probably no

• DoofusOfDeath 10y ago
  I would imagine that many of the social dimension are consequences of, rather than sources of, the physical ones. If a pill could give someone more energy, less daily pain, a more regular sleep schedule, and/or increased sex-drive, I suspect we'd see their place in society nudge towards that of younger persons.
  • JPLeRouzic 10y ago
    I am not sure. For example menopause had been linked to social events like having grand children. It can occur earlier in those who smoke tobacco. Immune system working depends on your social status and has consequences on aging diseases. People who are engaged in a relation and that have a strong social network are aging better. And people are dying around us as we age, one in four people that were born at the same time than me has already died, and I am only 60. So being older means more solitude, which means more biological aging. All in all, there are many indications that aging is something social as well as biological. (edited)
    • anotheryou 10y ago
      Than there should be outliers of those who have younger friends. E.g. Professors with a good relationship to the students or people that live in more age-diverse peergroups/communities like in a small village.