Daily briefing: A daily multivitamin slows the signs of biological ageing

"Taking a multivitamin every day seems to slow some markers of biological ageing. Researchers found that, in older adults, the daily supplement could slow epigenetic 'clocks' - markers that indicate a person's biological age - by around four months over two years. The effect was particularly pronounced in people who were already biologically older than their years."

"Researchers have trained artificial-intelligence agents to mimic the behaviours of people in an attempt to replicate the way in which human groups interact. Companies such as AI start-up Simile hope to use these AI 'societies' to model people's behaviours in situations such as conflict resolution, policy decision-making and consumer markets."

Research demonstrates that daily multivitamin supplementation slows biological aging markers in older adults by approximately four months over a two-year period. Epigenetic clocks, which measure biological age, showed particular slowdown in individuals who were already biologically older than their chronological age. This finding raises important questions about whether multivitamins actively slow aging processes or can reverse biological age. The research also covers developments in artificial intelligence agents designed to simulate human social behaviors for modeling conflict resolution and policy decisions, though differences between human and bot interactions present challenges. Additionally, leadership changes at the FDA are noted, including transitions in the chief science and medical officer position.

Read at Nature