STRESS EFFECTS THE LENGTH OF TELOMERES OF DNA – (12-15-04)



ACCELERATED TELOMERE SHORTENING IN RESPONSE TO LIFE STRESS

This one definately falls into the category of “wow.” Telomeres are portions at the end of our DNA that get shorter with each cell division. As these telomeres get shorter, the life span of the organism gets shorter and shorter as well.

So, in this study, stress was shown to shorten telomere length. So, if it wasn’t bad enough that stress indirectly increases your risk of many (if not most) chronic diseases, we now find that it directly shortens lifespan as well!!

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