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“Children from families that had history of domestic violence, suicide, or incarcerated family member had significant acceleration of telomere shortening for their age.”

“A small clinical study in California has suggested for the first time that it might be possible to reverse the body’s epigenetic clock, which measures a person’s biological age.”

“Age acceleration can result from intrinsic factors, such as normal metabolism and genetics, or extrinsic factors, such as diet, smoking, and exercise. Learn how epigenetic changes influence biological aging in our overview article. Read study abstract.”

“In fact, women gain an average of 10 pounds in their first year of treatment. Recent studies have shown that too much weight makes standard treatments for breast cancer less effective, and those who gain weight during treatment have worse cancer outcomes.”

“Exercise silenced genes in sperm DNA involved in several diseases including schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, cervical cancer, leukemia, and autism. In contrast, exercise activated genes involved in development and adaptation to exercise.”

“These findings suggest that vitamin D is a cost-effective means to reduce cancer deaths, especially among older adults. Learn how vitamin D slows epigenetic aging – a driver of cancer – in this episode featuring Dr. Steve Horvath. Link to full study (via open access).”

“Poor sleep also induced epigenetic changes in stem cells that produce immune cells, reducing their progeny's diversity and tipping the balance of immune cell production toward an inflammatory profile. Sleep has profound effects on human health.”

“Somatic mutations identified in blood cells of healthy older adults was associated with an average of 4 years of accelerated biological aging as measured by epigenetic age and up to 6.4 years of increased biological age with certain mutations.”

“Though individual factors like smoking intensity and age of initiation vary, the general conclusion remains the same: Smoking shortens life at every stage, and cessation at any age offers considerable, tangible health benefits. Like many harmful lifestyle behaviors, smoking accelerates epigenetic aging.”