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Exercise Slows Epigenetic Aging and Improves Cognitive Function in Cancer Survivors

Source: Fight Aging! • Published: 07 Oct 2026, 18:11

Summarized by Masters of Longevity from Fight Aging!.

Exercise and cognitive health in cancer survivorship — a reader-friendly preview of a randomized trial exploring how a remote exercise program affects biological aging markers and cognitive outcomes.

Exercise Slows Epigenetic Aging and Improves Cognitive Function in Cancer Survivors
Key Takeaways
  • A randomized trial found the exercise arm showed slower epigenetic aging than the health and wellness arm over 12 months.
  • Epigenetic clocks GrimAge2 and DNAmFitAge detected the exercise-associated slowing of biological age in whole blood samples.
  • Changes in epigenetic aging correlated with attention and self-reported cognition and mapped to BDNF-related methylation changes.
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