UCSF scientists are reporting several studies showing that psychological stress leads to shorter telomeres – the protective caps on the ends of chromosomes that are a measure of cell age and, thus, ...

Indeed, connections between telomere length and both psychiatric illness and life stress have already been found. Our telomeres are telling us that lack of healthcare access is a considerable ...

Telomere length, a reliable predictor of disease pathogenesis, can be affected by genetics, chronic stress and health behaviors. Cross-sectionally, highly stressed postmenopausal women have ...

Chronic stress of cancer causes accelerated telomere shortening. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 26, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2011 / 04 / 110402163423.htm ...

The same sources thought to inflict oxidative stress on cells—pollution, diesel exhaust, smoking and obesity—also are associated with shorter telomeres, the protective tips on the ends of the ...

However, it’s not just the length of telomeres that matters; the rate at which they shorten is also crucial. Certain factors can accelerate telomere shortening, including chronic stress, poor ...

The same sources thought to inflict oxidative stress on cells- pollution, diesel exhaust, smoking and obesity- also are associated with shorter telomeres, the protective tips on the ends of the ...

They will soon be able to compare these medical histories to their telomere lengths as 12-year olds. "Stress is hard to define", says Drury.

Plus a recent study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2025 links longer ...

Telomeres May Hold Clues To Effects Of Aging Scientists are reporting an advance in the science of aging — and maybe even a clue on how to reverse some of aging's effects. They have evidence ...

[This article was co-written by Krystle Salvati of the Macaulay Honors College at John Jay College (CUNY).] At the very ends of our chromosomes, there are structures called telomeres. Telomeres ...