Is aging a disease? I doubt it. Aging is probably many diseases, prominent ones being accumulation of errors in genetic code, deterioration of muscle, growth of material intrusions into blood vessels … there’s no particular reason to think that a cure for one will cure any other.
That said, I think the medical professionals working on this are aware of the variety of damage mechanisms that need addressing—I just want to make sure that we don’t forget them.
Is aging a disease? I doubt it. Aging is probably many diseases, prominent ones being accumulation of errors in genetic code, deterioration of muscle, growth of material intrusions into blood vessels … there’s no particular reason to think that a cure for one will cure any other.
That said, I think the medical professionals working on this are aware of the variety of damage mechanisms that need addressing—I just want to make sure that we don’t forget them.
It wouldn’t surprise me if accumulated errors explain a lot of the symptoms of aging.
On the other hand, aging could be at least partly an independent syndrome—progeria suggests that.