Understanding Accelerated Biological Aging in Pediatric MS

About this episode

Dr. Jennifer Yang discusses the implications of accelerated biological aging in children with multiple sclerosis.

Guest: Jennifer Yang, MD Emerging evidence shows that children with multiple sclerosis exhibit accelerated biological aging. Learn more about the potential implications with Dr. Jennifer Yang, who spoke about this topic at the 2026 ACTRIMS Forum. She's an Assistant Professor of Neurosciences at the UC San Diego School of Medicine and the Division of Pediatric Neurology at Rady Children's Hospital.

People in this episode

Guests: Jennifer Yang, MD, Jennifer Yang

Topics covered

• pediatric multiple sclerosis
• biological aging
• neurology
• health implications
• medical research

Keywords

• multiple sclerosis
• pediatric neurology
• biological aging
• ACTRIMS Forum
• neurosciences

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Organizations: UC San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children's Hospital

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