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Contradicting Life’s Theory, Study Shows Having More Children Slows Down Aging
The number of children born to a woman has the potential to influence the rate at which her body ages, a new study by Simon Fraser University researchers have said.
The study, led by Health Sciences Prof. Simon Fraser University, Pablo Nepomnaschy and postdoctoral researcher, Cindy Barha, found that women who give birth to more surviving children exhibited longer telomeres.
Telomeres are the protective tips found at the end of each DNA strand and are indicative of cellular aging. Longer telomeres are integral to cell replication and are associated with longevity.
The study assessed the number of children born to 75 women from two neighbouring indigenous rural Guatemalan communities, and their telomere lengths.
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