Funding for this research was provided by:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute on Aging (AG054411)
Article History
Received: 2 March 2026
Revised: 3 June 2026
Accepted: 30 June 2026
First Online: 3 July 2026
Competing interests
: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Preparation of this manuscript involved the use of an AI-assisted writing tool (Grammarly) for drafting and editing support. The figure was created with AI assistance (ChatGPT). In accordance with Springer Nature policy and the journal’s authorship guidelines, a statement has been added to the Acknowledgments section. All scientific content, data interpretation, literature selection, and conclusions are the sole responsibility of the authors. The AI tool does not meet authorship criteria and is not listed as an author.
: Preparation of this manuscript involved using an AI-assisted writing tool (Grammarly) for language correction and editing support and ChatGPT to generate the Figure. All scientific content, data interpretation, literature selection, and conclusions are the sole responsibility of the authors. The AI tools do not meet authorship criteria and are not listed as authors.