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European Study to Establish Biomarkers of Human Ageing (MARK-AGE)
Start date: Apr 1, 2008, End date: Sep 30, 2013,
The rate of ageing in humans is not uniform, due to genetic heterogeneity and the influence of environmental factors. Age-related changes in body function or composition that could serve as a measure of “biological” age and predict the onset of age-related diseases and/or residual lifetime are termed “biomarkers of ageing”. Many candidate biomarkers have been proposed but in all cases their variab ...
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Increasing the PaRticipation of the ElDerly in Clinical Trials (PREDICT)
Start date: Feb 1, 2008, End date: Jul 31, 2010,
"AIM. To investigate the reasons for the exclusion of the elderly in clinical trials and to provide solutions for this problem. INTRODUCTION. Although the elderly account for high drug consumption, they are underrepresented in clinical trials. With an increasingly ageing European population it is essential to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of drugs. Clinical trials need to take into account t ...
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