Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) may be accompanied by an accelerated structural
decline of the brain with age compared to healthy controls (HCs); however, this has yet to be …

Objectives: Psychiatric and substance-use disorders have been associated with premature
biological ageing. Telomere length (TL), considered an ageing marker, has been analysed …

Biological clock technologies are designed to assess the acceleration of biological age (B-
age) in diverse cell types, offering a distinctive opportunity in toxicogenomic research to …

Background Accelerated biological aging might contribute to the lower life expectancy of
individuals with mental disorders. The aim of this study was to characterize telomere length …

Schizophrenia is a severe and multifactorial disorder with an unknown causative
pathophysiology. Abnormalities in neurodevelopmental and aging processes have been …

Background Previous findings have demonstrated the link between trauma, its
psychopathological aftermath and cellular aging, as reflected in telomere length. However …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) has been proposed to represent a “disease of
premature aging”, which is associated with certain biomarkers of cellular ageing and …

Objective The aim of the study was to determine, within a weight loss clinical trial for obesity,
the impact of intervention arm, weight change, and weight loss maintenance on telomere …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic, severe psychiatric illness with an incidence of
3% worldwide. MDD patients have a significantly impaired quality of life and reduced life …

Objective Psychosocial stress may influence the risk of disease through its association with
oxidative DNA damage. We examined whether perceived stress and depressive symptoms …