Tag: Telomere attrition
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Do Short Telomeres Cause Depression and Cognitive Decline?
What causes aging? According to some experts, it can be linked to telomeres, which are protective caps that can be found at the end of your chromosomes. Telomeres not only protect your chromosomes from damage, but they’ve also seen as a “biological clock.” According to research, telomeres shorten each time a cell copies itself…
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Pregnancy Stress Causes Accelerated Cell Aging in White Children
Pregnancy can be a stressful period in a woman’s life, and high levels of it can be detrimental to the health of both mother and child. Previous research has indicated that these stressors may affect telomere length in their offspring. Unfortunately, many of these studies compromised mostly white mothers. That said, researchers from the University…
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Telomere Attrition: A Hallmark Of Aging Compromising Longevity
Aging is inevitable and no matter how hard we try, we will not be able to turn back the years. However, we may be able to make the years gentler and kinder to our bodies. People often fear aging because they’re worried about their bodies breaking down, but this doesn’t always have to be the…