Epigenetic aging clocks allow scientists to study how populations age. They aren’t intended for individuals to make health decisions.
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People living in locations that experience frequent extreme heat days age faster at the molecular level.
Black women who are more frequently exposed to racism showed stronger connections in areas of the brain involved in rumination and heightened vigilance, both of which lead to faster biological aging.
Racial threats and slights take a toll on health, but the continual invalidation and questioning of whether those so-called microaggressions exist has an even more insidious effect, research shows.
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard University
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Postdoctoral Associate in Gerontology, University of Southern California
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Molecular Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign