Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Size of study:
58 healthy, pre-menopausal women
Summary
This study looked at women who were biological mothers of either healthy children or ill children. The mothers with the highest levels of perceived stress have telomeres shorter on average by the equivalent of at least one decade of additional aging compared to low stress women.
Link to study
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