"Aging" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time.
| Descriptor ID |
D000375
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G07.345.124
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Aging" by people in this website by year, and whether "Aging" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aging" by people in Profiles.
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Social isolation and functional impairment trajectories in a diverse cohort of middle-aged and older adults in Northern California. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2026 Feb 05; 81(3).
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The impact of volunteering on cognition and cognitive decline in older diverse cohorts: KHANDLE and STAR. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 01; 22(1):e71169.
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Modeling the importance of life exposure factors on memory performance in diverse older adults: A machine learning approach. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Aug; 21(8):e70428.
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Increasing representation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities in aging, dementia, and caregiving research: An update from the CARE registry. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Apr; 21(4):e70144.
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Education, incident cancer, and rate of memory decline in a national sample of US adults in mid-to-later-life. J Geriatr Oncol. 2023 06; 14(5):101530.
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Marijuana use and DNA methylation-based biological age in young adults. Clin Epigenetics. 2022 10 26; 14(1):134.
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Evaluating the Cardiovascular Risk in an Aging Population of People With HIV: The Impact of Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 10 04; 11(19):e026473.
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Associations of dual sensory impairment with long-term depressive and anxiety symptoms in the United States. J Affect Disord. 2022 11 15; 317:114-122.
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Associations of dual sensory impairment with incident mobility and ADL difficulty. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 07; 70(7):1997-2007.
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Mid-life epigenetic age, neuroimaging brain age, and cognitive function: coronary artery risk development in young adults (CARDIA) study. Aging (Albany NY). 2022 Feb 27; 14(4):1691-1712.