Telomeres are highly conserved tandem nucleotide repeats that include proximal double-
stranded and distal single-stranded regions that in complex with shelterin proteins afford …

Socio-economic hardships put children in an underprivileged position. This systematic
review was conducted to identify factors linked to underachievement of disadvantaged …

Behavioral and lifestyle factors have been shown to relate to a number of health-related
outcomes, yet there is a need for studies that examine their relationship to molecular aging …

Many psychiatric illnesses are associated with early mortality and with an increased risk of
developing physical diseases that are more typically seen in the elderly. Moreover, certain …

Residents of distressed urban areas suffer early aging-related disease and excess mortality.
Using a community-based participatory research approach in a collaboration between social …

The purpose of this study was to examine the association between socioeconomic status
(SES) and leukocyte telomere length (LTL)–a marker of cell aging that has been linked to …

Background Leukocyte telomere length (LTL) is an indicator of general systemic aging, with
shorter LTL being associated with several chronic diseases of aging and earlier mortality …

Background Past research has linked low socio-economic status (SES) to inflammation,
metabolic dysregulation, and various chronic and age-related diseases such as type 2 …

Background: Although telomere shortening occurs as a natural part of aging, there is now a
robust body of research that suggests that there is a relationship between psychosocial …

Objectives. We tested whether leukocyte telomere length maintenance, which underlies
healthy cellular aging, provides a link between sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) …