Early adversities accelerate epigenetic aging into adulthood: a 10‐year, within‐subject analysis

WE Copeland, L Shanahan… - Journal of Child …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Longitudinal studies are needed to clarify whether early adversities are
associated with advanced methylation age or if they actually accelerate methylation aging …

Adversity exposure during sensitive periods predicts accelerated epigenetic aging in children

S Marini, KA Davis, TW Soare, Y Zhu… - …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Exposure to adversity has been linked to accelerated biological aging, which in
turn has been shown to predict numerous physical and mental health problems. In recent …

Childhood adversity predicts black young adults' DNA methylation-based accelerated aging: A dual pathway model

SRH Beach, FX Gibbons, SE Carter… - Development and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
We expand upon prior work (Gibbons et al., 2012) relating childhood stressor effects,
particularly harsh childhood environments, to risky behavior and ultimately physical health …

The association between adverse childhood experiences and epigenetic age acceleration in the Canadian longitudinal study on aging (CLSA)

D Joshi, A Gonzalez, D Lin, P Raina - Aging Cell, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Research examining the association between exposure to a wide range of adverse
childhood experiences (ACEs) and accelerated biological aging in older adults is limited …

Association between the timing of childhood adversity and epigenetic patterns across childhood and adolescence: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of …

AA Lussier, Y Zhu, BJ Smith, J Cerutti… - The Lancet Child & …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Childhood adversity is a potent determinant of health across development and
is associated with altered DNA methylation signatures, which might be more common in …

Sensitive periods for the effect of childhood adversity on DNA methylation: results from a prospective, longitudinal study

EC Dunn, TW Soare, Y Zhu, AJ Simpkin… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Exposure to early-life adversity is known to predict DNA methylation (DNAm)
patterns that may be related to psychiatric risk. However, few studies have investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Dimensions of childhood adversity differentially affect biological aging in major depression

R Rampersaud, E Protsenko, R Yang, V Reus… - Translational …, 2022 - nature.com
Adverse childhood experiences have been consistently linked with physical and mental
health disorders in adulthood that may be mediated, in part, via the effects of such …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood adversity and DNA methylation in two population-based cohorts

LC Houtepen, R Hardy, J Maddock, D Kuh… - Translational …, 2018 - nature.com
Childhood adversity affects later health, but the underlying molecular mechanisms are
unclear. Although there is some evidence from animal models and case-control studies of a …

Early experiences of threat, but not deprivation, are associated with accelerated biological aging in children and adolescents

JA Sumner, NL Colich, M Uddin, D Armstrong… - Biological …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Recent conceptual models argue that early life adversity (ELA) accelerates
development, which may contribute to poor mental and physical health outcomes. Evidence …

[HTML][HTML] Adverse childhood experiences, DNA methylation age acceleration, and cortisol in UK children: a prospective population-based cohort study

R Tang, LD Howe, M Suderman, CL Relton… - Clinical …, 2020 - Springer
Background Epigenetic mechanisms may partly explain the persistent effects of adverse
childhood experiences (ACEs) on health outcomes in later life. DNA methylation can predict …